Thread by @ashtonpittman

"Tate Reeves’ cruel failure constitutes a kind of child abuse. ... If your child caught COVID or had to be quarantined from exposure to the virus in the first six weeks of school, you’d only have Tate Reeves to blame," writes Dr. Douglas Chambers.
mississippifreepress.org/16203/gov-tate…

Here's just how much worse COVID-19 is in Mississippi schools this fall vs. last fall: After just 5 weeks, 2x as many K-12 children had tested positive for COVID-19 as during all of fall 2021.

In fact, we've surpassed the entire 2020-2021 school year. Chart via @MSFreePress.

*as during all of fall 2020

Here's just how much worse COVID-19 is in Mississippi schools this fall vs. last fall: After just 5 weeks, 2x as many K-12 children had tested positive for COVID-19 as during all of fall 2020.

In fact, we've surpassed the entire 2020-2021 school year. Chart via @MSFreePress.