Political and Legislative
The White House Says President Biden ‘Will Not Rest Until Every School is Open Five Days a Week’
(CNN)White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools open five days a week in-person, but stressed the administration would follow the guidance of science and medical experts on how to safely reopen.
“The President will not rest until every school is open five days a week. That is our goal,” Psaki said at a White House briefing.
Psaki said the administration would be following the highly anticipated guidance that is expected to be put out on Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how best to safely reopen schools.
The White House faced some criticism from parents, teachers, students, and local officials after Psaki said their goal was to have in-person teaching at least one day a week in the majority of schools within Biden’s first 100 days in office. That marker fell short of what many expected Biden was promising when he said his goal was to reopen most K-12 schools within his first 100 days.
