Last night, the NC Democratic Party sent out this press release mocking Republicans for trying to get schools opened with another override of #SB37, characterizing the motion as "political games."
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Here is a close-up of the cartoon depicting @NCHouseSpeaker and @SenatorBerger as not having a plan but the governor does.
Cooper is holding a leaflet that says Hybrid Learning + CDC. The cartoon went a few hours after Sec. Cohen altered the NCDHHS StrongSchools Toolkit.
Cooper is holding a leaflet that says Hybrid Learning + CDC. The cartoon went a few hours after Sec. Cohen altered the NCDHHS StrongSchools Toolkit.
The reality is the opposite of the cartoon, starting with Cooper's 2-week delayed school statement last July that said schools could open under Plan B... OR Plan C.
Most chose C, keeping the bulk of NC's 1.5m students at home.
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
Most chose C, keeping the bulk of NC's 1.5m students at home.
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
It wasn't until the middle of Sept. after the school year had already started that the governor made an additional announcement - DHHS 'updated the toolkit' with Plan A language for K-5 students, but NO executive order changes.
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
More toolkit updates in February, but no clear directives.
By then, the CDC, White House and other health orgs said kids need to go back to school.
In NC, pressure from parents and students hit critical mass and #SB37 was making its way through.
nsjonline.com/article/2021/0…
By then, the CDC, White House and other health orgs said kids need to go back to school.
In NC, pressure from parents and students hit critical mass and #SB37 was making its way through.
nsjonline.com/article/2021/0…
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