'Science is on our side' in school debate: WH
"The president has said unmistakably that he wants schools to open...The science should not stand in the way of this," McEnany said. "The science is on our side here. We encourage for localities and states to just simply follow the science, open our schools. It's very damaging to our children."
Trump has argued that the mortality rate from the coronavirus has declined in the United States, and that parents are under tremendous strain from managing their children and work at the same time.
Trump said school districts must offer a full schedule of classes, and he threatened to cut funding from schools that do not follow through.
Only one in four Americans think it is safe for public schools to reopen this fall as U.S. coronavirus cases climb, and four in 10 parents said they would likely keep their children home if classes resume, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows.
