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Watching Biden back off of the WH Press Secretary's statement that
His (Biden) goal that he set is to have the majority of schools — so, more than 50% — open by day 100 of his presidency,” she said. “And that means some teaching in classrooms. So, at least one day a week. Hopefully, it’s more.”
My question is where does he have the power to tell local school systems what their operations are to be?
Now based on this statement how come Biden has the power now and Trump didn't?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican and chair of the National Governors Association, said on CNN: “Governors made decisions to take various actions in their states based on what they thought was right for their states, based on the facts on the ground, talking with doctors and scientists. And I think individual governors who made those decisions will have the ultimate decision about what to do with their states.”
So does the President have the power to tell schools to open or close?
His (Biden) goal that he set is to have the majority of schools — so, more than 50% — open by day 100 of his presidency,” she said. “And that means some teaching in classrooms. So, at least one day a week. Hopefully, it’s more.”
Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback
President Joe Biden is being accused of backpedaling on his pledge to reopen the nation’s schools after the White House added fine print to his promise and made clear that a full reopening is still far from sight. In January he specified that the goal applied only to schools that teach through...
news.yahoo.com
My question is where does he have the power to tell local school systems what their operations are to be?
Now based on this statement how come Biden has the power now and Trump didn't?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican and chair of the National Governors Association, said on CNN: “Governors made decisions to take various actions in their states based on what they thought was right for their states, based on the facts on the ground, talking with doctors and scientists. And I think individual governors who made those decisions will have the ultimate decision about what to do with their states.”
Fact-check: Does Trump have the authority to ‘open up the states’?
This piece was originally published on PolitiFact.com on April 13, 2020. President Donald Trump said it’s up to him — not the governors — to decide when to reopen the states amid the COVID-19 pa…
www.statesman.com
So does the President have the power to tell schools to open or close?