The Trump administration has issued new manuals designating teachers as ‘critical infrastructure workers’, potentially removing the way to exempt them from quarantine requirements. Health officials in South Carolina also appointed critical infrastructure teachers, according to The Associated Press. The school board in Greene County in Eastern Tennessee meanwhile voted to …
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Memo: Obama goes into battle, impoverishes Trump Harris’ duty to fight for the country’s ideals in accepting VP nomination. Pelosi paints Trump and McConnell as twin barriers to more progress on Wednesday urged universities to reopen to classes in the fall amid coronavirus outbreaks on campuses …
Read More »School reopening begins after a rocky start as students and faculty test positive across the country
Monday was the first school day in some parts of the country, but an outbreak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is forcing the school to learn completely remotely. It was a busy, hectic weekend for colleges across the country to bring students back to campus. And …
Read More »Big party at the University of East Carolina shut down: campus police
A party with about 400 people was shut down during the opening week of East Carolina, according to university police. The large gathering was one of at least 20 parties shut down due to breach of state coronavirus orders banning large gatherings, University of Lt. Col. Lt. Chris Sutton to …
Read More »More than 800 required to quarantine in Georgia’s school district without masks required
More than 820 students and 40 teachers in a school district in Georgia will have to quarantine after coming into contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case just a week after classes began. The Cherokee County School District in the Atlanta metro area reported on its website that 826 students and …
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