Sen. Jones: Teachers In Ala. Are ‘Scared To Death’ Amid Trump Push To Open Schools | All In | MSNBC

Sen. Doug Jones on what it will take to open schools amid pandemic: “It’s going to cost some money. But what price tag can you put on our student’s health, and their families, and their communities, and the teachers? We’ve got teachers in Alabama who are scared to death.” Aired on 7/13/2020.

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[theWZZA]

Teachers take crap from students, parents, administrators. They are expected to fix all of society's problems, even though it is all but impossible. Yet they persist. I'm with the teachers.

[DavidJ]

So when the teachers are in the hospital because they've been infected with the virus, are the kids going to teach themselves? When bus drivers are in the hospital because they've been infected with the virus, are kids going to drive themselves to school? And exactly how do you practice social distancing on a school bus?

Betsy DeVos should be hit with a mountain of class action lawsuits from parents, teachers, principles, superintendents, school bus drivers, lunch staff, and anyone else employed in our education system. And law firms should be lining up to represent them.

[albertcallwood]

We close the schools when the numbers are lower. Now we open the schools when the numbers are higher and rising

[gaylesankey]

Please save your children, hold off till it’s safe.

[dianepelchat]

The state have the authority to reopen school when it is safe too...Trump does not have the authority to do so ...

[amylynnbakes]

Just don't open. Follow California's lead.

[OnTheAir]

DeVos is the perfect example of a Trump appointee who has no idea about their job. Neither Trump nor DeVos have any clue about what to do, but that hasn't kept them from spouting deadly demands. Manslaughter through incompetence.

[magichwoo]

The only way to open up school safely would cost too much money. It won't happen. Plexi glass, more teachers, because of smaller classrooms. More classrooms needed. Impossible.

[christopherjustice]

Senator Jones probably isn’t going to hold his senate seat. But he’s doing as much good as he can while he has it.

[claytongunter]

Why are you scared in Alabama? When common sense speaks up? LISTEN! America must stand up to trump and say NO! Do more than just vote!

[gsuitter]

I've seen schools asking parents to donate tissue, toilet paper or other supplies. These schools are supposed to handle Covid with no additional help?

[jamesjones-flsp]

I like to know how schools are going to open up when most of the these people are going to be evicted kicked out their homes and without a job and unemployment is going to be cut off so what good is kids going to school if they ain't got no place to sleep and lay their head or some place to get a warm meal

[puttentanesame]

Moscow Mitch will crap all over this bill...

[unworthy]

Two former game show hosts are deciding policy for a pandemic. And, yahoos on here are telling us that the experts are the problem. SMDH. : )

[billyakin]

Thump makes Nixon look like a Choir Boy.

[billyakin]

DeVos's IQ is equal to the number of Yachts she owns.

[maryannehorn]

Thank you. Schools just spent a fortune buying iPads for students to use in the 4th quarter. If we need air changes, we need it now-school starts soon here in Az.

[longfang]

I never thought I would see the day that the US became pitiable, but here we are.

[nunyabusiness]

Betsy DeVos' only qualification for her job is the ability to say, "Yes Mr. Trump" like the rest of his enablers.

[kimbarrett]

What about kids that are high risk?? My grandson has awful asthma, he us high risk.How can we even think of sending kids back until its SAFE....