The White House Keeps Turning School Safety Into a Culture War
Trump-aligned officials continued pressing schools to reopen fast while dismissing or overriding public-health caution, a posture that made the administration look more interested in a headline than in preventing outbreaks. The messaging gap between the White House and public-health experts had already become a problem, and it was getting worse as schools tried to plan for the fall. The result was another day of confusion, mistrust, and avoidable political theater around a genuine national crisis.
Trump-aligned officials continued pressing schools to reopen fast while dismissing or overriding public-health caution, a posture that made the administration look more interested in a headline than in preventing outbreaks. The messaging gap between the White House and public-health experts had already become a problem, and it was getting worse as schools tried to plan for the fall. The result was another day of con…
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