Trump is tweeting that if any schools refuse to reopen, he will cut off their funding.  

Whatever happened to local control of public schools?

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Good, but most of the budget comes from state and local. Maybe they should give us property tax relief since we are paying for public schools that aren't even in session.

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Good, but most of the budget comes from state and local. Maybe they should give us property tax relief since we are paying for public schools that aren't even in session.

But how will they fund changing the offensive names of all those schools then?

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

https://twitter.com/MichaelDavSmith/stat...29120?s=20

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Why stop here? Maybe they shouldn't go back to school until we find a way to end all disease.

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It always cracks me up when theses moronic presidents threaten this. Obama did the same to North Carolina over the bathroom issue. This is why you don't cede power to the federal government for any reason whatsoever. You get power hungry clowns throwing a temper tantrum because something doesn't go their way. You then have to grovel to get your money back that was already taken from you.

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https://twitter.com/MichaelDavSmith/stat...29120?s=20

Do you have a point to go with your post? Because that guy is equally abrasive to lefties and righties on his Twitter.

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Why stop here? Maybe they shouldn't go back to school until we find a way to end all disease.

FTFY

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

Trump is tweeting that if any schools refuse to reopen, he will cut off their funding.  

Whatever happened to local control of public schools?

The title of this thread and the OP is mis-leading (just a friendly jab at NYC4J).

This is what was really said/tweeted by The President.

Trump, during an event with first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday, said his administration would “very much put pressure” on governors to reopen schools in their states in the fall.

“We don't want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons, they think it's gonna be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed, no way,” Trump said after noting that the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to reopen schools in that state starting in August. “So, we are very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.”

Meanwhile, the president also tweeted Wednesday morning that: "In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS."

"The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families," Trump tweeted. "May cut off funding if not open!"

So The President is not going to "cut funds to schools that don't reopen".  Rather he is threatening to withhold funding to states where some governors might be holding back on opening schools solely for political reasons.

Personally I'm starting to think that a lot of the "lock-downs" and forced closure of business is more political than anything else.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

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When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.

Trump is tweeting that if any schools refuse to reopen, he will cut off their funding.  

Whatever happened to local control of public schools?

The title of this thread and the OP is mis-leading (just a friendly jab at NYC4J).

This is what was really said/tweeted by The President.

Trump, during an event with first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday, said his administration would “very much put pressure” on governors to reopen schools in their states in the fall.

“We don't want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons, they think it's gonna be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed, no way,” Trump said after noting that the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to reopen schools in that state starting in August. “So, we are very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools.”

Meanwhile, the president also tweeted Wednesday morning that: "In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS."

"The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families," Trump tweeted. "May cut off funding if not open!"

So The President is not going to "cut funds to schools that don't reopen".  Rather he is threatening to withhold funding to states where some governors might be holding back on opening schools solely for political reasons.

Personally I'm starting to think that a lot of the "lock-downs" and forced closure of business is more political than anything else.

At this point it's all political and will be more so as we get closer to November. Anymore it seems everything gets the political treatment.

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Personally I'm starting to think that a lot of the "lock-downs" and forced closure of business is more political than anything else.

With all due respect, what in the hell took you so long? You're usually more astute than that.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

Personally I'm starting to think that a lot of the "lock-downs" and forced closure of business is more political than anything else.

With all due respect, what in the hell took you so long? You're usually more astute than that.

LOL.  I have thought that for some time.  It just took me a while to "voice" (type) it.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

Well he doesn’t want to cut funding but he wants to increase it!

Yay!

At least that’s what McEnany said lol

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This whole controversy just goes to show that elements of the Democratic Party coalition (teachers' unions in this case) can also be whiny babies when they don't get their way.
It's almost as bad as all the whining about inanimate objects that Republicans have done lately...

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

A lot of schools can't stand to have any more reduced funding, they are struggling as it is. I do wonder what directions schools will take as fall approaches regarding possibly reopening.

I was with some people the other day and they were talking to a high school principal. She was talking about some of the plans that schools may have to implement as we are continuing to deal with this virus. She her and other educators were discussing like three plans right now including kids going back to school like they have in the past, (though there could be changes due to the virus), schools going with completely virtual online learning for the time being, or an option where there are A/B days, where some kids attend school one day, some attend school another day. She said they are also waiting on what the governor of NC's guidance.She and some other people started talking about the problems that could worsen if the government decided to go to an all virtual education for students.

It was brought up that there are rural counties in NC, that don't have good access to internet and that is definitely impacting children't ability to learn virtual. There are families that can't afford internet and even for some that can, like the one mentioned in this article below, they live in areas where it's not very accessible. The young man in this family has to try and complete many assignments in places like Mcdonald's parking lots.

https://www.bpr.org/post/lack-broadband-...l-students

I could see this continuing to be a big problem for students if NC and possibly other states are as well decide to continue all virtual learning. And some children will fall behind as result of it. I understand people are concerned but now that fear is spilled down to the younger and least vulnerable groups of people, (school age children). Children have definitely spread other viruses like the flu viruses and colds.

But thankfully it looks like a lot kids in this age range (5-18, or younger if they are in preschool) haven't severely (or possibly even mildly) infected/impacted by COVID-19. There are examples of those that have but the most part kids in this range have been fine. I think that schools could operate on some level (and some changes) with kids going back, even if it an A/B day type of thing. Or maybe just have them go only a couple of days a week or something.

The high school principal that we were talking with the other day, also mentioned that a lot people including teachers could lose their jobs if schools in our area/the state go to all virtual learning. I think that she said as high as like 60% could. (I think I heard that correctly.) If that's the case that is pretty bad and will put even more people out of work longer term.

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Should the President be the one controlling the decision to reopen? Aren't the public schools run locally, by local school boards? Why is Trump sticking the federal government's nose into what should be a local issue? Aren't conservatives abandoning their principles here?

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Should the President be the one controlling the decision to reopen?  Aren't the public schools run locally, by local school boards?  Why is Trump sticking the federal government's nose into what should be a local issue?  Aren't conservatives abandoning their principles here?

  Because the libtards want all small business converted over to the multi conglomerate and they want to keep the youth uneducated by closing all the schools. It's fairly that simple. All you need is a pair of eyes to come to such a conclusion.

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Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

Should the President be the one controlling the decision to reopen?  Aren't the public schools run locally, by local school boards?  Why is Trump sticking the federal government's nose into what should be a local issue?  Aren't conservatives abandoning their principles here?

  Because the libtards want all small business converted over to the multi conglomerate and they want to keep the youth uneducated by closing all the schools. It's fairly that simple. All you need is a pair of eyes to come to such a conclusion.

You're literally [BLEEP] stupid.  Is that the fault of liberals also?

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  Because the libtards want all small business converted over to the multi conglomerate and they want to keep the youth uneducated by closing all the schools. It's fairly that simple. All you need is a pair of eyes to come to such a conclusion.

You're literally [BLEEP] stupid.  Is that the fault of liberals also?

Struck a nerve I see

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Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

Should the President be the one controlling the decision to reopen?  Aren't the public schools run locally, by local school boards?  Why is Trump sticking the federal government's nose into what should be a local issue?  Aren't conservatives abandoning their principles here?

For the 1/100th time, Trump supporters and conservatives are two different groups. That much is painfully obvious by now. No actual real conservative would support big government Don.

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