Thread by @RepTimRyan

1/ If pro athletes and people close to @RealDonaldTrump can get tested, our students should be able to get tested so they can safely go to school every day. sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/r…

2/ @HouseDemocrats passed the #HeroesAct over 100 days ago. If @SenateGOP had bothered to take it up, it would have deployed a $1 trillion investment in public schools, child care programs, states, and communities.

3/ If we don’t get relief to our state/local governments, teachers & school staff nationwide face the threat of losing their jobs. One report predicts more than 1.4 million public employee layoffs if we continue to do nothing ⬇️
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4/ But instead, the #HeroesAct is gathering dust on @senatemajldr’s desk & the President and Betsy DeVos still have no national plan to ensure our kids are safely returning to the classroom.

5/ What our schools need is simple & straightforward:
➡️ Enough resources to support safe conditions for students & staff; and
➡️ Flexibility to respond nimbly to concerns in their own communities — whether they're teaching in-person, remotely, or both.

‼️We #DemandSafeSchools‼️