A top adviser to President Biden indicated Sunday that the new administration is still hoping to see U.S. schools reopen for in-person learning by April, even in the face of new variants of COVID-19 detected in the U.S.
Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser in the White House, was asked on CBS’s “Face the Nation” if the Biden administration is still planning to push for in-person learning by the spring, as opposed to the U.K.’s decision to cancel schools as a result of a fast-spreading variant active within its borders.
“Well, yes,” Richmond responded. “We’re going to keep pushing, and getting vaccines to the states.”
“We want to make it safe for students, teachers, and families of students and teachers,” he continued, adding that funding required to make in-person learning safe, including funding for masks and other personal protective equipment, was waiting to be passed in the White House’s COVID-19 stimulus package.
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