. Des Moines school officials have repeatedly refused to abide by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' order that districts hold at least half their classes in-person, saying it's not safe.
School districts across the country have struggled with the decision of whether to return to classrooms despite the risk of coronavirus infections or shift to online learning, and the choice is especially stark for Iowa's capital city. Des Moines has had one of the nation's highest rates of people testing positive for COVID-19, and school board members ask how it would be possible to enforce social distancing rules in their crowded classrooms and packed school buses.
“Except for our state Department of Public Health, every other health expert we talk to doesn’t understand why we’re even having to have this fight because they recognize it isn’t safe for us to reopen our schools,” said Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart. “It feels like operating in an alternate reality.”
Reynolds is the only Midwest governor to issue a statewide order requiring in-person instruction, with all other states in the region leaving decisions to local school districts. Reynolds, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump who has demanded on Twitter that “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL," also has refused to issue a statewide mask requirement and told at least 10 cities that they can’t enforce local mandates because they would exceed her actions.
“The union, the Iowa State Education Association, opposed the governor's action, but a teacher walkout is unlikely because state law prohibits public employees from striking.” But no mask mandate in Iowa because that would be a loss of liberty.
Home schooling should B here 2 stay. The kids don’t want 2 share the classroom w/ the filth fr the InnerCity.
Des Moines wants to keep their kids safe. Governor Reynolds only cares about how she looks to Trump. She should NOT be allowed to RETALIATE against the schools. As long as they are learning, who the hell is she to say HOW?
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21 paragraphs, quotes from Trump, the school board, the Governor, and a teacher, and yet, not a single mention of the parents or the students themselves. Your modern-day school board and left-leaning news...
What is up with Trump & his regime purposely promoting the spread of Coronavirus? Why do they want Americans DEAD?
Why do teachers unions think they are the only ones who don’t have to go to work. The idea that it is “essential” they do their work remotely is absurd - making lesson plans and leaving the real work to parents. Get back in the classroom Des Moines. You are cowards.
We don’t call her CovidKim for nothing.
Here in Iowa we call her CovidKim.
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Its time to eliminate contracts with unions and turn school buildings over to charters or private schools. Unions handicap education and we tried this for 40 yrs its failed us miserably!
IDK about the liberals who rule Des Moines but the rest of the state LOVES Governor Reynolds!!!
stop going off cases alone. its a bad metric alone because of pcr sensitivity
I work in a district that has 34,000 students. We have been going hybrid since aug 18. It can be done. We have had 62 cases of Covid but half of the reported cases are from people who didn’t even attend school. We are doing it successfully.
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