Sen John Kennedy (R)
Senator John Kennedy pushes school districts to resume in person education once the fall semester begins.
Kennedy says the rewards of continuing kids’ social and academic development outweigh the risks of having them more exposed to the virus, and name checked a series of other countries that have returned to the classroom.
“Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, South Korea, Japan, even Vietnam have safely reopened their schools, we can too,” says Kennedy.
Kennedy says science backs up his claim that it’s safe to get kids back into class. He says young people don’t often suffer fatal outcomes when they develop COVID-19.
“We have had 30 young people under the age of 15 pass away as a result of the coronavirus. That is 30 too many but kids just do not seem to be as susceptible to it,” says Kennedy.
The Louisiana Federation of Teachers voiced concern that there isn’t enough healthcare funding for schools to safely reopen right now and urged the Congressional Delegation to approve the HEROES Act to remedy that problem. Kennedy says there’s no way the House crafted bill passes.
“The Speaker Pelosi HEROES Act is not going to pass the Congress nor should it. If you read it you’ll see it reads like the Communist Manifesto,” says Kennedy.
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