Weingarten: The Biden Administration ‘Asked Us for Language’ to Use in CDC Guidance, ‘We Gave It’

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WEINGARTEN: "Look, Pedro, they asked us for language and we gave them language when they asked us for it. But if you look at the public record, I was saying these things publicly, these kinds of things. So there is nothing nefarious about doing this kind of work. And frankly, you know, we have said to the CDC that everyone has had — they should be communicating with parents and educators. They have to communicate with those who actually are impacted by their policies. The science tells you where the pandemic is going. The impact, the logistics are something that one has to do. Everything that we said privately, we have been saying publicly. And ultimately, the fact that there are variants, the fact that there needed to be accommodations, this is part of what creates the trust that we can reopen schools fully in the fall. Again, safety is the way in which you reopen. Only people who think that our members are not the people who are impacted like students, like parents, would raise these issues.”