Trump Again Pushes Schools to Reopen, Says Older Teachers Should Stay Home

Education Week: President Donald Trump on Wednesday again lobbied for the nation's schools to reopen, saying children do relatively well in response to the coronavirus—although he did say teachers of a certain age shouldn't report to class due to health concerns.

Trump, who doesn't have the legal authority to mandate that schools reopen or stay closed, repeated a pitch he made more than a week ago that he thinks schools should open their doors again, and that young people seem not to be very affected by the virus—even though there is growing evidence about children's ability to transmit the virus.

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