CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 18, 2021
WHILE MANY STATES WITH DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS AND MAYORS ARE KEEPING SCHOOLS CLOSED, OR HAVE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN-PERSON LEARNING, FLORIDA SCHOOLS ARE MOSTLY OPEN.
WE’RE TOLD TO “FOLLOW THE SCIENCE.” THE SCIENCE HAS SAID YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LEAST LIKELY TO GET THE VIRUS. FLORIDA SCHOOLS ARE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES ABOUT MASK WEARING, DISTANCING AND CLEAN HANDS. IF THAT WORKS – AND IT IS WORKING IN FLORIDA – WHY DON’T OTHER STATES FOLLOW FLORIDA’S EXAMPLE? A FEW ARE, LIKE TEXAS, BUT POWERFUL TEACHERS UNIONS IN OTHER STATES AND CITIES ARE KEEPING THEM CLOSED. SOME BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO EXTORT EVEN MORE MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT.
FLORIDA WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO RESUME IN-PERSON LEARNING LAST AUGUST WITHOUT TURNING SCHOOLS INTO SUPER SPREADERS. IN THE SEVEN MONTHS SINCE THEN, FLORIDA SCHOOLS HAVE AVOIDED MAJOR VIRUS OUTBREAKS AND MAINTAINED CASE RATES LOWER THAN THOSE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
SO, AGAIN, IF THE SCIENTIFIC GUIDANCE WORKS, WHY CAN’T OTHER SCHOOLS BE OPEN? IT’S POLITICS. NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOLING IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY. I’M CAL THOMAS.
