Gov. Reeves Calls to Cut Funding for Virtual-Only Schools as Class Outbreaks Soar

[SheltieLover]

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7085/gov-reeves-calls-to-cut-funding-for-virtual-only-schools-as-class-outbreaks-soar/

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is calling for the Legislature to cut funding for school districts that are not offering in-class instruction. He made the recommendation in his budget proposal this week, even as the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the worst week for school outbreaks yet.

“School districts willing to provide in-person learning, while working to ensure the safety of students and teachers, are at a financial disadvantage because they are operating under the same or greater budget conditions as those districts only providing online distance learning,” Reeves said in his 88-page budget proposal, released Monday. “For this reason, I propose limiting funding for school districts unwilling to provide the option of essential classroom instruction.”

The day after Reeves released his proposal, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported that 1,023 students and 523 tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week, far exceeding any other.

Schools reported quarantining 16,705 students and educators due to exposures last week, too. MSDH reported 70 outbreaks, also a record number, up from just 24 the week before. Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said that 65 more schools have gone virtual amid widespread outbreaks.

More at link. Why are repukes trying to infect / kill everyone?

[BusyBeingBest]

1. They're not trying to kill everyone. Just the ones they don't

feel are worthwhile human beings. They figure white people of working age will pull through just fine.

[SheltieLover]

4. Yes, they are imo

Chump ordered alk schools open.

Way to weaponize kids against their families.

[Cha]

2. Because, of course, killer gov reeves does..

got to spread that trump Virus anyway possible

[SheltieLover]

5. Yup!

Unbelievable, isn't it? They have figured out a way to weaponize kids against their families & are pushing it hard.

I just helped (via phone) to advocate for a special needs student here in TN. I told them they know full well what they are doing: punishing students who chose to be fully virtual with relentless amounts of work.

Met with dead silence by all in attendance.

Kids who go in person 2 days / week walk out of school with zero homework. Yes I told them this too.

Also met with dead silence.

Sickening hillbilly bs.

[mr_lebowski]

3. I could see why it would maybe make sense to give the schools offering classroom instruction

more funds than schools that don't. I don't know how MUCH more but it seems reasonable it would be 'some more', probably.

So ... how about you give them a bit more, but DON'T cut the money from the schools that are online only?

Lemme guess ... that wouldn't serve the ACTUAL agenda in play here, would it, Taint?

[SheltieLover]

6. Right!

Agenda is to spread covid far & wide via kids in classes. Just like the flu spreads every year.

Maybe that's what repukes mean when they keep calling covid the flu.