Psaki Pressed on Biden’s School Reopening Plan With Only One Day per Week of in-Person Classes

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is being pressed on why President Joe Biden’s plan to reopen schools only includes a goal of one day per week of in-person instruction.

During her press briefing on Wednesday, Psaki was asked why Biden did not previously mention the goal would be one day per week of in-person classes.

“The president set a goal of re-opening the majority of schools within 100 days and when you asked what that meant, I answered the question,” she replied.

Psaki continued, “That is not the ceiling. That is the bar we’re trying to leap over and exceed.”

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She stressed the president wants schools to stay reopened, students to be in the classroom five days a week, and parents and teachers to feel safe.

Another reporter asked Psaki why the administration set the bar at only 50% of schools open for one day per week.

“Certainly we are not planning to celebrate at a hundred days if we reach that goal. That is our own effort to set our own markings… set a bold and ambitious agenda for how we’re going to measure ourselves and progress,” she explained.

Psaki continued, “We certainly hope to build from that even at a hundred days.”

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The reporter noted for working parents one day per week is not enough.

Psaki reiterated it is where the administration would like to see a majority of schools be.