Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the U.S. education secretary and head of a top government health agency for their correspondence with the White House to determine if political pressure influenced new federal recommendations on whether schools should reopen in the fall.
Public comments from Republican President Donald Trump and members of his administration made clear that reopening schools was a priority and interfered in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention messages to the public, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Andy Levin said in a letter.
Trump, who is running for re-election in November, has made plain his desire to see schools reopen in the fall so that parents can get back to work and help the U.S. economy bounce back after a shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The CDC also issued new documents and procedures to supplement the original guidelines, aimed at helping administrators and parents “facilitate” the full reopening of schools. The original guidelines stand, Redfield said, but the new documents provide more details and options for schools.
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