Tucker: There’s Only One Way For Educators To Keep the Children Safe and That Is to Reopen Schools

RUSH TRANSCRIPT His headline ░░░░░░░░ ve been impossible to ░░░░░░░░ a year ago Today ░░░░░░░░ president announced a support ░░░░░░░░ opening the country schools ░░░░░░░░ fall Seems like a ░░░░░░░░ obvious position but suddenly ░░░░░░░░ s not Many people ░░░░░░░░ disagree with it for ░░░░░░░░ that are still not ░░░░░░░░ but definitely are not ░░░░░░░░ In any case here ░░░░░░░░ part of what the ░░░░░░░░ said today President Trump ░░░░░░░░ hope that most schools ░░░░░░░░ going to be open ░░░░░░░░ don t want people ░░░░░░░░ make political statements or ░░░░░░░░ it for political reason ░░░░░░░░ get them open and ░░░░░░░░ s very important It ░░░░░░░░ very important for the ░░░░░░░░ being and the student ░░░░░░░░ the parents Tucker So ░░░░░░░░ should go to school ░░░░░░░░ s the new position ░░░░░░░░ may have thought this ░░░░░░░░ a debate that you ░░░░░░░░ conclusively in the 19th ░░░░░░░░ when we banned 8 ░░░░░░░░ olds working If they ░░░░░░░░ their kids back in ░░░░░░░░ classroom in September and ░░░░░░░░ poll shows that Most ░░░░░░░░ and most teachers probably ░░░░░░░░ the same way so ░░░░░░░░ is opposed to opening ░░░░░░░░ Take a guess Teachers ░░░░░░░░ They would like less ░░░░░░░░ and no accountability and ░░░░░░░░ more pay At least ░░░░░░░░ chapter of the American ░░░░░░░░ of Teachers is plenty ░░░░░░░░ go on strike if ░░░░░░░░ have to work this ░░░░░░░░ so many administrations and ░░░░░░░░ districts have no choice ░░░░░░░░ Miami Dade county in ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ s biggest school systems ░░░░░░░░ superintendent has warned that ░░░░░░░░ schools may have to ░░░░░░░░ closed and the fall ░░░░░░░░ will not reopen our ░░░░░░░░ session August 24th if ░░░░░░░░ conditions are what they ░░░░░░░░ today If the plan ░░░░░░░░ a phase to reality ░░░░░░░░ are still in phase ░░░░░░░░ phase one which has ░░░░░░░░ over the last few ░░░░░░░░ Many schools that do ░░░░░░░░ to reaction will do ░░░░░░░░ on the restrictions and ░░░░░░░░ basis in science Students ░░░░░░░░ be kept 6 feet ░░░░░░░░ everyone will wear a ░░░░░░░░ class sizes will be ░░░░░░░░ and in some there ░░░░░░░░ be scheduled bathroom breaks ░░░░░░░░ Washington State officials are ░░░░░░░░ letting students back to ░░░░░░░░ on the basis of ░░░░░░░░ race Nonwhite kids would ░░░░░░░░ back to school first ░░░░░░░░ white kids would be ░░░░░░░░ to stay home until ░░░░░░░░ various subsides You may ░░░░░░░░ thought that plans like ░░░░░░░░ were eliminated with the ░░░░░░░░ versus board of education ░░░░░░░░ but it s all ░░░░░░░░ back The teachers union ░░░░░░░░ us this is all ░░░░░░░░ public health Today educators ░░░░░░░░ much rather be with ░░░░░░░░ students in person but ░░░░░░░░ number one responsibility is ░░░░░░░░ keep our students safe ░░░░░░░░ s a lie There ░░░░░░░░ only one way for ░░░░░░░░ to keep their students ░░░░░░░░ right now and that ░░░░░░░░ to teach them in ░░░░░░░░ by reopening schools Distance ░░░░░░░░ is not learning This ░░░░░░░░ been studied and we ░░░░░░░░ it When Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ protect the participation and ░░░░░░░░ learning they ve found ░░░░░░░░ what you would expect ░░░░░░░░ to find On any ░░░░░░░░ day fully a third ░░░░░░░░ students never logged in ░░░░░░░░ all Two thirds of ░░░░░░░░ reported that students were ░░░░░░░░ likely to complete assignments ░░░░░░░░ they began so called ░░░░░░░░ learning According to one ░░░░░░░░ body of research students ░░░░░░░░ have been learning online ░░░░░░░░ far more their knowledge ░░░░░░░░ this winter summer break ░░░░░░░░ they typically do So ░░░░░░░░ learning is not a ░░░░░░░░ for actual learning and ░░░░░░░░ know that well if ░░░░░░░░ have kids who ve ░░░░░░░░ trying in Parking a ░░░░░░░░ in front of a ░░░░░░░░ screen is not a ░░░░░░░░ for a classroom There ░░░░░░░░ a lot at stake ░░░░░░░░ this debate more than ░░░░░░░░ the acute relation of ░░░░░░░░ Two weeks ago the ░░░░░░░░ academy of pediatrics not ░░░░░░░░ but pediatricians recommended reopening ░░░░░░░░ in the fall Keeping ░░░░░░░░ at home isolates them ░░░░░░░░ increases the risk of ░░░░░░░░ and suicide It also ░░░░░░░░ reports of and physical ░░░░░░░░ in children So for ░░░░░░░░ and the risk staying ░░░░░░░░ at home are high ░░░░░░░░ risk from the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ contrasts are not high ░░░░░░░░ virus is deadly to ░░░░░░░░ very old and those ░░░░░░░░ are already sick and ░░░░░░░░ know that But children ░░░░░░░░ the vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ and middle aged adults ░░░░░░░░ the vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ it poses literally zero ░░░░░░░░ For children it s ░░░░░░░░ less deadly than the ░░░░░░░░ flu They will constitute ░░░░░░░░ higher death toll then ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus deaths among high ░░░░░░░░ nationwide so far And ░░░░░░░░ fact we have good ░░░░░░░░ to believe lockdowns have ░░░░░░░░ suicides far more than ░░░░░░░░ The numbers are not ░░░░░░░░ but the numbers we ░░░░░░░░ so far are horrifying ░░░░░░░░ do not generally spread ░░░░░░░░ virus to others The ░░░░░░░░ loads were very low ░░░░░░░░ made it difficult for ░░░░░░░░ to spread the disease ░░░░░░░░ are much more likely ░░░░░░░░ get the virus from ░░░░░░░░ parents of the other ░░░░░░░░ around Other countries realize ░░░░░░░░ because the data they ░░░░░░░░ in For major medical ░░░░░░░░ all called for the ░░░░░░░░ reopening of that country ░░░░░░░░ and day care centers ░░░░░░░░ mask no social distancing ░░░░░░░░ scheduled bathroom breaks and ░░░░░░░░ help either The deputy ░░░░░░░░ medical officer published on ░░░░░░░░ letter making the very ░░░░░░░░ point Far fewer children ░░░░░░░░ affected by Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ that s far less ░░░░░░░░ the flu As an ░░░░░░░░ disease expert as it ░░░░░░░░ it does not support ░░░░░░░░ a classroom learning It ░░░░░░░░ t be more conclusive ░░░░░░░░ around the world agree ░░░░░░░░ it Sweden never closed ░░░░░░░░ schools at all it ░░░░░░░░ day care is either ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus outbreak in Sweden ░░░░░░░░ what you have heard ░░░░░░░░ been no worse than ░░░░░░░░ here in the numbers ░░░░░░░░ that Austria Finland Norway ░░░░░░░░ Singapore have all reopened ░░░░░░░░ schools and none of ░░░░░░░░ countries have seen an ░░░░░░░░ of cases linked to ░░░░░░░░ In Denmark schools have ░░░░░░░░ open since late April ░░░░░░░░ have not been required ░░░░░░░░ the number of infected ░░░░░░░░ has not grown In ░░░░░░░░ has steadily declined None ░░░░░░░░ this is opinion and ░░░░░░░░ of it is political ░░░░░░░░ of it is actual ░░░░░░░░ and there is an ░░░░░░░░ amount of science that ░░░░░░░░ steadily Coronavirus is not ░░░░░░░░ to current children Keeping ░░░░░░░░ home are his children ░░░░░░░░ everyone else and schools ░░░░░░░░ open Nothing affects the ░░░░░░░░ of an ordinary family ░░░░░░░░ than the question of ░░░░░░░░ to go to school ░░░░░░░░ when Without schools returning ░░░░░░░░ normal millions of American ░░░░░░░░ will not be able ░░░░░░░░ work even as we ░░░░░░░░ into recession Their own ░░░░░░░░ and the job the ░░░░░░░░ are refusing to do ░░░░░░░░ still getting paid by ░░░░░░░░ rest of us But ░░░░░░░░ of sympathizing with the ░░░░░░░░ of American families the ░░░░░░░░ of the American federation ░░░░░░░░ teachers Randi Weingarten rejoices ░░░░░░░░ the prospect Employers must ░░░░░░░░ work schedules to accommodate ░░░░░░░░ which will time of ░░░░░░░░ members A lot of ░░░░░░░░ would actually then follow ░░░░░░░░ the schools people are ░░░░░░░░ and will adjust schedules ░░░░░░░░ there shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ should never be pitting ░░░░░░░░ against teachers or kids ░░░░░░░░ against parents needs to ░░░░░░░░ Tucker So what you ░░░░░░░░ saw is lunacy none ░░░░░░░░ this is rational all ░░░░░░░░ this is the hysterical ░░░░░░░░ biggest backers are the ░░░░░░░░ Party This is an ░░░░░░░░ year and they believe ░░░░░░░░ chaos and more displacement ░░░░░░░░ help them win They ░░░░░░░░ right but it s ░░░░░░░░ These people will destroy ░░░░░░░░ in our power and ░░░░░░░░ the season it means ░░░░░░░░ our children We are ░░░░░░░░ to have you on ░░░░░░░░ show Alex We touched ░░░░░░░░ on the science and ░░░░░░░░ data that has circulated ░░░░░░░░ on the question of ░░░░░░░░ schools Can you take ░░░░░░░░ more deeply into it ░░░░░░░░ what you know about ░░░░░░░░ risk?