to defund schools that do not open despite COVID-19 concerns—a threat that DeVos supported—in a move that has been called"dangerous" and is at odds with CDC recommendations. Experts said he has no legal authority to withhold the funds. DeVos, meanwhile, is using the $2 trillion coronavirus stabilization law to
designed for public school to private and religious schools, and was accused of “exploiting Congressional relief efforts.”, the plan is to allow the CDC to provide national-level guidance about the dangers of COVID-19 spread to young people; to utilize funds to account for shortfalls in budget that impact teachers; and to use a"dial" analogy to make critical decisions about when to close or open schools and how to re-open them safely based on risk and spread.