{"id":124150,"date":"2021-02-11T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124150"},"modified":"2021-02-11T05:12:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:12:23","slug":"house-gop-accuses-biden-of-rejecting-scientific-consensus-on-school-reopenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-accuses-biden-of-rejecting-scientific-consensus-on-school-reopenings\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP Accuses Biden of Rejecting Scientific Consensus on School Reopenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-accuses-biden-of-rejecting-scientific-consensus-on-school-reopenings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rsz_gettyimages-1277365294.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of 66 House Republicans accused President Joe Biden of rejecting the scientific consensus that schools can safely reopen, a move they say harms American children.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Rep. Jason Smith (R., Mo.), the lawmakers sent Biden a Thursday letter urging him to &#8220;follow the science&#8221; by pushing state and local leaders across the U.S. to reopen schools. The letter notes that there is &#8220;little evidence to show in-person instruction in classrooms contributes to the spread of COVID-19,&#8221; citing a January <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2775875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> published in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em>. It also criticizes the Biden administration for contradicting top government scientists. After CDC director Rochelle Walensky said there are &#8220;increasing data to suggest that schools can reopen,&#8221; White House press secretary Jen Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/white-house-undermines-cdc-on-school-reopenings\/\">dismissed<\/a> the comment, claiming Walensky &#8220;spoke in her personal capacity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Biden Administration<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/house-gop-accuse-biden-of-rejecting-scientific-consensus-on-school-reopenings\/\"><strong>House GOP Accuses Biden of Rejecting Scientific Consensus on School Reopenings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-justice-dept-asks-court-to-save-obamacare\/\"><strong>Biden Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Save Obamacare<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/duss-boosts-omar-tweet-praising-court-decision-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes\/\"><strong>Duss Boosts Omar Tweet Praising Court Decision to Investigate Israeli \u2018War Crimes&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Despite [Walensky&#8217;s] expert opinion, your White House continues to ignore the science,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021.02.10-Letter-to-President-Biden-Request-to-Open-Schools.pdf\">letter<\/a> reads. &#8220;Our children are suffering, and it is time to allow them to resume their education with in-person instruction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The plea comes just hours after the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/white-house-walks-back-promise-to-open-schools-in-100-days\/\">clarified<\/a> its promise to reopen schools within Biden&#8217;s first 100 days in office, with Psaki stating Tuesday that Biden&#8217;s goal is for a majority of schools to offer &#8220;some&#8221; in-person teaching &#8220;at least one day a week.&#8221; Both House and Senate Republicans quickly criticized the walk-back, the latest example of the GOP&#8217;s push to place the school reopening fight at the center of the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden Administration once again demonstrated that they have no intention of fulfilling the President&#8217;s promise to students and families,&#8221; Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) said in a statement. &#8220;Having 50 percent of schools offering in-person instruction one day a week is not what millions of parents and students across the nation think of as schools reopening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden pledged to reopen schools throughout his presidential campaign despite receiving more than $232,000 in direct contributions from teachers&#8217; unions, which have led the charge to delay in-person instruction. Top unions such as the American Federation of Teachers also gave millions to liberal super PACs backing Biden, and AFT president Randi Weingarten recently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerryStein\/status\/1359263159069073414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Washington, D.C., to wholly close schools that detect even a single COVID case.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s pick for deputy secretary of education, Cindy Marten, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-education-pick-is-leading-opponent-of-return-to-classrooms\/\">vocally opposed<\/a> school reopenings. Marten recently delayed in-person instruction for her San Diego school district indefinitely after planning to reopen on January 13.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Smith told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> that Biden&#8217;s soft stance on in-person learning reflects his need to appease powerful special-interest groups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Biden should listen to the scientists and put the needs of American families over the needs of special interests,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But as we have seen, he is more focused on appeasing his liberal allies than supporting kids in school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans have attempted to spur in-person learning by tying it to federal funding for K-12 public schools. A Tuesday amendment from Rep. Greg Murphy (R., N.C.), for example, would have required schools receiving funds through Biden&#8217;s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill to offer in-person instruction &#8220;at each of the public elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the local education agency.&#8221; House Democrats rejected the amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 66 House Republicans accused President Joe Biden of rejecting the scientific consensus that schools can safely reopen, a move they say harms American children. 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