In Biden's White House, science takes a back seat to teachers unions

Washington Examiner ^ | February 6, 2021 | Editorial Board

[CheshireTheCat]

“Science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” President Biden tweeted in December, one of many such statements promising that he’d put science first.

It turns out that his promise came with a huge asterisk attached. That is, Biden is willing to trust the science so long as it doesn't offend the teachers unions.

This week, a bewildering sequence of events took place in the White House that likely would have led to a media firestorm had it occurred under Biden’s predecessor.

On Wednesday, Biden’s chosen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky stated an obvious point during a White House coronavirus briefing that has been evident for months and backed up by a growing body of evidence: “Vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for safe reopening of schools.”

But Biden, despite his campaign vow to reopen schools within his first 100 days, has been reluctant to confront teachers unions, which are the biggest obstacle to reopening schools.

So later in the day, White House press secretary Jen Psaki took the podium and walked back Walensky’s remarks....

[CheshireTheCat]

It is important to listen to people with a B.S. degree-- unless their expert opinions are surpassed by the opinions of those with a B.Ed. degree.

[petitfour]

We’ve been in school since August 6. In person. There have been some teachers who’ve tested positive and some who had to quarantine. I don’t know of any of the students testing positive though there have been a bunch quarantined due to siblings or parents having the virus. This week, a stomach bug spread like wildfire though.

[rktman]

“DEFUND TEACHERS UNIONS!”

[dsrtsage]

Science is whatever government grants say it is

[Georgia Girl 2]

At this point I think its debatable whether Joe is in the Whitehouse. 😉