President Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to 'seriously consider' reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year.
President Donald Trump on Monday urged the nation's governors to"seriously consider" reopening schools as part of his push to restart the economy, though many states have already recommended against resuming the school year.
"Some of you might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings. It's not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through," Trump told the governors on a teleconference call, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN. White House testing plan largely places responsibility on statesHe continued,"So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings.
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