[1]Ro Khanna

In less
than two months, school districts across the country have to make an
incredibly difficult decision: “Should kids attend school in-person?” If
you listen to the experts, the answer to that question is no for most
schools.

But Secretary DeVos isn’t listening to the experts. She’s listening to
Trump, who only wants to open schools as part of an overarching campaign
to pretend like COVID-19 will go away on its own. It won’t.

When reporters have asked about the Department of Education’s plan to
offer guidance for schools that reopen, their answers fall short. There’s
no robust framework in place for what to do when a student gets sick, how
to structure classrooms with limited space, or operate with limited
resources.

[ [link removed] ]Secretary DeVos is supposed to be putting our children’s education
first, not her own partisan allegiance. She’s failed in her duties as a
leader. That’s why I’m joining a coalition of progressive groups to demand
her resignation. Will you join me?

Sign your name

Just a few days ago, the United States set another record for new COVID-19
cases. And now, contrary to White House talking points, the death rate is
also increasing. We had the chance to get this right and have schools back
in session months ago, but the federal government failed to pave that
path.

For a moment, let’s just think about how this would work. Let’s posit that
a student is in 7 classes every day, with 20 other students, takes the bus
with 30 classmates, eats in one lunch period with 100, and walks in
between classes. How could you possibly quarantine all of those children
for 14 days at a time, plus their teachers and support staff, every time
there’s a new case.

[ [link removed] ]You can’t. And Secretary DeVois knows you can’t, but she’s pressing
forward and pressuring schools to reopen despite those concerns. That’s
why we’re calling for her resignation. Sign your name to join our call.

Using our children as a political tool to signal that “everything is okay
and going back to normal” ahead of an election is unconscionable. They are
not pawns. It is our obligation to fight for their safety, and that’s
exactly what we intend on doing.

In solidarity,

Ro Khanna

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