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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:10 PM Jul 2020

DeVos demands 'fully operational' schools in the fall: 'Not a matter of if'

Source: The Hill

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday told the country's governors in a conference call that she expects schools to be "fully operational" come the fall, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic. “Ultimately, it’s not a matter of if schools need to open, it’s a matter of how," DeVos told governors, The Associated Press reports. "Schools must reopen, they must be fully operational. And how that happens is best left to education and community leaders."

DeVos's words echo the White House's stance on the matter, as President Trump has staunchly supported in-person teaching returning for the upcoming school year.

On Monday, Trump claimed in a tweet that the Democratic lawmakers wanted to keep schools shuttered in the fall for "political reasons.”
“They think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!” Trump tweeted.

Some districts have proposed a hybrid between traditional in-person learning and virtual learning, suggesting that students only physically go to school a few times a week. DeVos disavowed these ideas ... “Students across the country have already fallen behind. We need to make sure that they catch up,” DeVos said.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/506225-devos-demands-fully-operational-schools-in-the-fall-its-not-a-matter

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DeVos demands 'fully operational' schools in the fall: 'Not a matter of if' (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 OP
Tough shit, lady - you don't make the rules for local school systems. George II Jul 2020 #1
Yup. Igel Jul 2020 #20
Cruella DeVos can go fuck herself if she thinks people will go along with human sacrifice... lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #50
I thought Repubs were all about local control. Nt spooky3 Jul 2020 #2
They are Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #7
They are the same way they are: Moostache Jul 2020 #13
:-) spooky3 Jul 2020 #40
They're also big into states' rights. Dave Starsky Jul 2020 #28
Long walk, short pier. soothsayer Jul 2020 #3
We are definitely in "death cult" territory now... Canoe52 Jul 2020 #4
For spouting pro Rebl2 Jul 2020 #38
Let Betsy go into a classroom and teach for a month first... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #5
Let's Just Have Her... ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #36
Nah, let her drive a school bus for a month ... without a mask. sarge43 Jul 2020 #41
Republicans loath funding public education agingdem Jul 2020 #6
And there is the right-wing fascism poking its head out Garion_55 Jul 2020 #8
Did she invest in child mortuary services? nt Gore1FL Jul 2020 #9
The... Newest Reality Jul 2020 #10
She doesn't get to decide. madaboutharry Jul 2020 #11
How about go fuck yourself, Amway Queen Aviation Pro Jul 2020 #12
Glad Oregon's Gov. thinks differently oregonjen Jul 2020 #14
Love our Governor! leftieNanner Jul 2020 #31
Same! oregonjen Jul 2020 #32
DeVos is stupid too...Too stupid to know the truth... Schools are controlled by states and local.. Stuart G Jul 2020 #15
Is Trump's dick hard to see?? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2020 #21
Let's have Stormy testify on Trump's dick.........I am sure of one thing only.....and that is.... Stuart G Jul 2020 #23
So Republicans can skip their convention but our kids have to go get infected in school? C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #16
DeVos is too stupid to know anything...4 words....DeVos doesn't know..."Our Kids Come First" Stuart G Jul 2020 #18
This is politically mandated domination, they're all pushing the same harsh narrative bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #17
Yes, they can push it, but it will not work...... Stuart G Jul 2020 #19
Shut up, Betsy.... paleotn Jul 2020 #22
Okay, Betsy Senor Insomne Jul 2020 #24
FUCK HER! FirstLight Jul 2020 #25
The curtain has been pulled back and all those who wish to see Yeehah Jul 2020 #26
Cruella DeVos hath spaketh pfitz59 Jul 2020 #27
Silly rich woman (not a lady)! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #29
Another sociopathic, rich entitled white beeyotch who wants to line the pockets of her rich friends Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #30
Go die you old witch Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #33
That's laughable. Her "order" has no teeth. Laelth Jul 2020 #34
So much for "the pro-life party" TeamPooka Jul 2020 #35
F..k off betsy!! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #37
Go to hell, Betsy n/t NEOBuckeye Jul 2020 #39
This is completely political with no regard for the situation in various states across the country. honest.abe Jul 2020 #42
Move her office to an elementary school in Florida... nt. BlueIdaho Jul 2020 #43
Suddenly Devos is concerned about children falling behind? EarthFirst Jul 2020 #44
Excellent way to spread the virus to the point of a national crisis. TryLogic Jul 2020 #45
Cuba Goodings Jr said it best whistler162 Jul 2020 #46
Is it wrong of me HuskyOffset Jul 2020 #47
This administration has a bit of difficulty grasping reality and truthisfreedom Jul 2020 #48
Now you all see why we defeated her husbands 2006 Michigan gubernatorial run. roamer65 Jul 2020 #49
All public schools should sue her ass onetexan Jul 2020 #51
Kick ck4829 Jul 2020 #52
All to try and make things seem normal? Pure evil during a pandemic? Brainfodder Jul 2020 #53
Screw her and the Yacht she sailed in on. Captain Zero Jul 2020 #54
so glad to find equite Jul 2020 #55

Igel

(35,387 posts)
20. Yup.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jul 2020

As she put it, "Schools must reopen, they must be fully operational. And how that happens is best left to education and community leaders."

You are in complete agreement with her on this point, it seems. (I know, embarrassing, isn't it?)

Also with the Texas Education Agency. Schools will reopen. But they have already issued guidance in TX on how to count attendance for in-class learning, hybrid learning, online learning. Because while schools will reopen (at last edict), what that meant was left up to the districts.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
50. Cruella DeVos can go fuck herself if she thinks people will go along with human sacrifice...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:32 AM
Jul 2020

...on the altar of her greed.

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
13. They are the same way they are:
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:22 PM
Jul 2020

A) "Pro-Life" until birth...
B) "Pro-education" until teachers need to be compensated...
C) "Pro-America" until the POTUS' daddy hands out $$$ for scalps.
D) "Pro-science" until it inconveniences them in the slightest...

In other words, being part of the modern GOP cult requires absolute fealty to Trump and complete hypocrisy on anything else...

Fuck them all.

Rebl2

(13,593 posts)
38. For spouting pro
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 08:35 PM
Jul 2020

life the last 50 years, they sure aren’t acting like they are. Telling people you don’t need to wear a mask-it’s up to you. They don’t care if this virus spreads to other vulnerable people or children. How is this pro life?

BigmanPigman

(51,653 posts)
5. Let Betsy go into a classroom and teach for a month first...
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:15 PM
Jul 2020

than see if we should open schools. Use Betsy as the guinea pig! Have Barron tRump and all the GOP's kids as students. I would like to see this experiment.

sarge43

(28,946 posts)
41. Nah, let her drive a school bus for a month ... without a mask.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:18 PM
Jul 2020

Under the best conditions they're petri dishes on six wheels.

Garion_55

(1,915 posts)
8. And there is the right-wing fascism poking its head out
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jul 2020

Do what I say I don't care if it kills you doesn't matter if it's safe you do it because I tell you you're going to do it because I am the state. And you are just tiny peons



Fuck this lady. I don't have kids but if I did hell no I wouldn't be sending them into a deathtrap until there is a vaccine

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
10. The...
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:20 PM
Jul 2020

The Replaguelycan Death Cult needs more sacrifices? So far, not enough, huh?

Let's get the kids and younger folks on the altar of Mammon for a big, Betsy Offering.

Another Fascist.

madaboutharry

(40,245 posts)
11. She doesn't get to decide.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:21 PM
Jul 2020

She is a dope and the last person who should be anywhere near the word “education.”

Local school boards make those decisions.

oregonjen

(3,347 posts)
14. Glad Oregon's Gov. thinks differently
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jul 2020

“Today, I convened the first meeting of the Healthy Schools Reopening Council. With the current rise in COVID-19 cases across Oregon, it is clear that we have our work cut out for us in figuring out how students, educators, and staff can return to classrooms safely this fall.
Whether students can return to classrooms or not at the start of the school year is up to each and every one of us. If we continue to see cases rise, districts across the state will be forced to resort to extended periods of remote instruction throughout the school year.
I don’t want to see that happen, but it is the reality we face. July can be a turning point. Oregonians must continue to wear face coverings and practice physical distancing or we could quickly find that a safe return to the classroom is beyond our reach.“

https://twitter.com/OregonGovBrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Stuart G

(38,458 posts)
15. DeVos is stupid too...Too stupid to know the truth... Schools are controlled by states and local..
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jul 2020

governments.....................................................I also know why she is saying this.............................

......................................It's obvious.........................................................................................

......................................DeVos is sucking on Trump's Di*k................................................................

........................................not hard to see................................is it?....................................................

Stuart G

(38,458 posts)
23. Let's have Stormy testify on Trump's dick.........I am sure of one thing only.....and that is....
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jul 2020

Trump's dick is stronger, and far more powerful, and smarter than his brain..............

...........................................................because Donald Trump is insane......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C_U_L8R

(45,038 posts)
16. So Republicans can skip their convention but our kids have to go get infected in school?
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:25 PM
Jul 2020

Hey Republicans, our kids come first. Don't you forget it.

paleotn

(18,014 posts)
22. Shut up, Betsy....
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jul 2020

You have no say in the matter. States right and all.

Doesn't she have some small animals to torture? I despise these people. I truly do.

Yeehah

(4,602 posts)
26. The curtain has been pulled back and all those who wish to see
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:34 PM
Jul 2020

can behold the utter evil depravity of the republican party.

2naSalit

(86,935 posts)
29. Silly rich woman (not a lady)!
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 07:56 PM
Jul 2020

You think we will obey your orders?

Fuck off and go catch some covid, I hear it's very popular.

Evolve Dammit

(16,817 posts)
30. Another sociopathic, rich entitled white beeyotch who wants to line the pockets of her rich friends
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 08:03 PM
Jul 2020

to de-fund and dismantle public schools so they can indoctrinate the sanitized way of history and culture. Evil.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
34. That's laughable. Her "order" has no teeth.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 08:15 PM
Jul 2020

She’s just setting herself up to be embarrassed when the school systems and teachers tell her to buzz off.

-Laelth

honest.abe

(8,689 posts)
42. This is completely political with no regard for the situation in various states across the country.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:33 PM
Jul 2020

In some states and some cities, they will be able to open but that should be left up to each school district based on the facts on the ground. Trump and his minions like Devos are desperate to get things back to "normal" no matter how many people and children die.

Sick.

TryLogic

(1,723 posts)
45. Excellent way to spread the virus to the point of a national crisis.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:17 AM
Jul 2020

Declare national state of emergency. Declare military rule.

Trump is "the world's most dangerous man".

HuskyOffset

(892 posts)
47. Is it wrong of me
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:10 AM
Jul 2020

to have a fantasy about forming a Deuce Brigade that systematically swarms each of her many yachts, leaving a score of deuces around each yacht? I mean, she's shitting on the children of America, it should be fair play to turn that around and shit on her yachts, right?

truthisfreedom

(23,169 posts)
48. This administration has a bit of difficulty grasping reality and
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jul 2020

the future. Which is remarkably uncertain. They always end up backpedaling.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
53. All to try and make things seem normal? Pure evil during a pandemic?
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 01:20 PM
Jul 2020

Dear KARMA....

Apparently preparing the youth for working is more important than saving lives?

Can you, KARMA, work on correcting minds please?







Captain Zero

(6,863 posts)
54. Screw her and the Yacht she sailed in on.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 01:30 PM
Jul 2020

I'm tired of their DEMANDS THAT threaten my grandkids life, all students lives, teachers and staffs lives.

equite

(20 posts)
55. so glad to find
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 10:49 PM
Jul 2020

So many that think of her as I do. Never ever hit anyone but I would like to hack and her upside the face. She wanted to do away with ADA when first started that job. Everyone has money to be made with trump in the white house. But my grandkids are in school so if you gonna mess with my kid or theirs then I'm momma Bear. No patience left for any of them. Soon I will share all I've learned. So many people are getting rich off our Tax dollars due to Trump.

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