President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he has directed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to support local school districts and administrators who wish to implement mask mandates and other public safety measures in the classroom. “This includes using all of his oversight authorities and legal action, if appropriate, against governors who are trying to block and intimidate local school officials and educators,” Biden said at a news conference. Some are even trying to take power away from local educators by banning masks in school,” Biden said Wednesday. Let our leaders — school leaders — lead, and we can get our schools reopened safely,” Cardona said. Biden specifically condemned the spectacle on Wednesday, saying, “Intimidation and threats seen across the country are wrong.

Source: Huffington Post August 18, 2021 21:51 UTC