President Donald Trump's demand for U.S. schools to fully reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic is central to an emerging re-election ...
FILE PHOTO: The entrance to Public School 159 is seen in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's demand for US schools to fully reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic is central to an emerging re-election strategy that seeks to resuscitate his flagging support in the nation's critical suburbs.
So far, there is little sign the approach is working. Trump trails his presumptive Democratic opponent in the Nov 3 election, Joe Biden, in both national and battleground state polls.A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week found that in the nation’s suburbs, just 36 per cent said they approve of Trump, while 59 per cent disapprove. Among suburban women, three in 10 approve of Trump, while four in 10 men support the president.
“The question is, Can we open our schools and have them be safe? I want that decision to be founded in research and science. I don’t trust the president to make that call for us.” Virginia Lee, 37, a registered nurse in Bucks County, said while she does not support Trump, she agrees with his push on schools. Her two school-age children learned little from the virtual instruction provided during shutdowns in the spring, she said.
Biden’s position on reopening has largely been in line with that of the teachers’ unions that back his candidacy, which have criticized Trump’s demands as dangerous. The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, warned last week that a full reopening of schools could lead to an exodus of educators.
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