Conway Reveals Trump Admin Will Unveil New Guidance for Schools to Reopen Safely

President Donald Trump wants schools to reopen in the fall and argues it is safer for students to be in school.

But, some are raising questions after 900 students in Georgia being quarantined after schools reopened in the state due to COVID-19 concerns.

In an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway was pressed on the administration’s push for schools to reopen in light of the situation in Georgia.

“The most important word, Sandra, is safely,” she said. “We want schools to reopen safely. About half of American students right now will not be returning to a physical classroom I read, beginning on the first day of school. But, we want them to open soon and safely, and we’re coming up with eight measures or so on how to do that.”

She added that a Health and Human Services (HHS) official told her that there are “billions of dollars” for testing in states, and schools that have “barely been tapped.”

“So, if that is important to your district, get that money, it’s already been allocated,” she added.

Additionally, Conway encouraged parents, teachers, and students to “understand” what the administration has been saying about “socially distancing and hygiene and wearing masks where you can’t socially distance.”

Trump has repeatedly pushed for schools to reopen in the fall, as IJR reported.

During a recent interview on Fox News, Trump reiterated his opinion, “My view is the schools should open. This thing is going away.”

“It will go away like things go away, and my view is that schools should be open,” he added.