you know, laura, we have no choice, the american pediatric association said today the way we ended school virtually, we have ten to 20% of the students in america that are missing, disappear from the system and we know because we are able to trak them on the online work. and decrease, decrease in some cases just gone away. the gap between those who are leading their class and those who have a lot of work to make up my virtual learning while important in certain areas, killing those students who need the help. number two, not having the kids in the classroom is impacting their health, many issues according to the american pediatric association and third and most important part of this, laura, one of the ways my wife was along time teacher. if she saw something a child was being abused, to reported, and all teachers are on that first line of defense for children. we have children being abused in the country right now, and they are not being seen. we need them in the classroom, laura. we need our kids back in the classroom. by the way, remember what joe biden said, get rid of charter schools

. >> the american pediatric association has recommendations as well. they do differ slightly. either way the goal is to get kids back in the classroom. >> reporter: in order to gauge a child's feelings toward wearing a face covering i went to the source. meet kip and aldon, a pair of second graders. >> it is sort of annoying because when you're running it keeps slipping down and you get really hot and sweaty. >>it's hard to breathe because it's blocking most of the air that is supposed to get in your mouth. >> reporter: this oakland mother has an incoming kindergartener and says masks in the classroom are notctaler kids masks in about ten minutes and stay 6 feet apart. all right. there is no way they're going to distance. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics surprised everyone when it stated that schools are probably not great liam polly fooig the spread of the virus. the group went even further recommending that elementary school grades focus on hand washing and use outdoor spaces when possible. dr. sam dominguez is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at chil

you know, you saw what the american pediatrics association came out with. they basically said, l.ook, kids are suffering not being in sch we got tryo get them back in school." we agree with that. we agree that we need get kids back. we also agree scat what we saw in the past when we shut dowols was some of the poorest kids and kids who didn't have access the iernet, didn't get the education that they should have got orth some other kids in the state got. downsides to remote education, a lot of downsides not having kids in class. but we also know that there areu dangerthere. so we've got to try to balance those. in your press conference was the director of the cdc, dr. dfield, who said, if everyone would wear masks for four to six weeks,qu we coulde, "drive this epidemic to the ground." f is that the ca ohio? with your face-mask order, will you end coronavirus, or will you seriously curtail coronavirus for your state? >> we'd knock it in the head pretty good. we'd take it to its knees if we could do that. we get 85% of the people wearing masks every single d

. >> the american pediatric association said today because of the way we ended school virtually we havepercent-20% of students in america that are missing, they have disappeared from the system and the gap between those who are leading their class and those with a lot of work to make up, virtual learning, while important in certain areas, killing those who need the help. we need them back in the classroom. carley: as part of greg abbott's executive order children 10 and older will be required to wear masks. fans will pay their respects to country music icon charlie daniels. a public visitation will be held at the same funeral home where hundreds honor him at a patriotic memorial service. ♪ rob: tracy lawrence one of several musicians, flex fly half staff over the state capital tomorrow. the country legend passed away from stroke monday at 83 years old. republicans slamming the far left breathe act as an attempt to destroy policing as we know it. >> it is clearly a serious effort to compete in the woke olympics, the only way i know to improve their bill is with a rip. >> will talk about

they echo that of the american pediatric association which said they strongly advocate that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with the goal of having students physically present in school. this official at the cdc telling me that the task force there has made it a priority for the cdc this week. cnn has reached out to the cdc for official comment as well as the white house task force. we have yet to hear back. laura, christine? >> nick, thank you for that. >>> billions of dollars was spent in the paycheck protection program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pande c pandemic. a deep dive into the 4.8 million loans shows taxpayer money went to hair salons, restaurants, lobbyists, elite law firms, wealth managers, and even some members of congress, of course, who own businesses. congressman mike kelley's car dealerships received three loans ranging up to $1 million. tax money went to vicky hartzler's family supply business. media companies including news max and washington times also benefitted from the taxpayer loans. about 8% of the money w

many issues, according to the american pediatric association. and the most important part of this. in many waves, my wife is a longtime teacher, one of her duties is if she saw something, maybe a child was being abused s to look out for child to report it, and all teachers are on that first line of defense for children. we have children being abused in this country right now and they are not being seen. we need them in the classroom, laura. we need our kids back in the classroom. remember what joe biden said. day one, he'll get rid of charter schools. that's going to hurt a lot of minority families in particular. we have a thousand students on the wait-list. >> laura: this is not in the election you choose to vote against trump. if you vote for biden, you are voting for all of this we are seeing play out right now with these schools. right now with the push to reclose the economy. and so all these people say, we care about the wealth gap, kids at lower incomes are getting the best care -- what do they think is going to get better, the great economy that trump will deliver, or biden

they're going to emphasize the new message from the american pediatric association and their guidelines for safely reopening schools. they'll emphasize hhs data, talk about the cdc guidance that dr. roy mentioned, and talk about how they want kids to wear masks. they'll make a strong recommendation for that. that's essentially where it stops, craig. we have not learned so far yet, anyway, about a specific plan, a plan for distributing ppe, a plan for ramping up testing, a plan for what would happen if an outbreak happens in a school, what steps should that school then take. one hopes that the administration, the task force will go integrator detail about that today. but look, this whole thing is freighted with election year politics. president trump has made clear he wants the economy to reopen. of course for schools to reopen -- schools have to reopen first for the full economy to reopen. this would all happen right before the november election. yesterday the president said he was going to put pressure on local officials. today he threatened to cut funding. he's also, craig, beefing wi

they mentioned the endorsement from the american pediatrics association, they talked about the stepsapa has issued for safely reopening the schools. the administration, we're told, is also going to highlight new data from the health and human services department, showing the psychological, social, and physical health consequences of kids staying out of school this fall as compared to the risk posed by the virus. so they have all articulated the problem, what they haven't yet done fully is put out a plan. schools were not built for social distancing. schools were built to pack as many kids into a specific room or specific hallway as possible. the administration has not yet shown how they would account for more ppe, account for more testing. that sort of thing, to actually do the thing that they're calling for which is to safely reopen schools. >> jeff bennett live for us outside the department of education. thank you so much. >>> coming up, why time may be running out for the wildly popular video sharing app tiktok here in the united states. o shak here in the united states. puberty m

anthony fauci, the cdc, the american society for pediatrics, the american association for school superintendentspartment of education and the task force have all supported opening up school safely. 70% as we showed last week of parents want schools opened up safely and i believe bill de blasio just announced they are going to open up the new york public school system safely next month and the president just allocated over 100 billion with a b to do that safely with a long list of recommendations on how to do it. the president is not sending your child to a wuhan wet market to learn, he sending them to a safe school, let's be realistic. >> greg: i'm going to add my final $0.02, and i think the solution is an s.a.t. like test question. palatine is to the gym the way blankets to school. it whoever fills that blank in his going to be a truly mere because that is where the answer is. more evidence that liberal leaders have lost control of nyc, new reports of public drug use in broad daylight, that's coming up next on "the five." ♪ what getting fueled with one protein feels like. what getting fueled w

the doctors here from the american pediatric society association. an analysis of 45 studies showed the preponderance of evidence indicates that children are less likely to be symptomatic, have the severe disease or be susceptible and transmit covid-19. for the week ending june 27, school-age children accounted for 1.3% of covid-19 related hospitalizations. the evidence a showing it is time for these kids to get back to school. it is about the mental health, the well-being and the emotional well-being of these kids but also focusing on -- is this president has done -- the forgotten americans, the vulnerable americans who are most susceptible to the ravages that happens when we do not get lives back to normal. a fifth grader, seventh grader, eighth grader and 10th grader, there is no doubt in my mind we would love for our kids to get back to school. it is about so much more than that. it is about the well-being and safety and economic prosperity of this country. having this dream team and secretary devos and a's are, this country needs to know we are

the american medical association, american academy of pediatrics, american academy of family physicians and american college of physicians condemned president trump's decision, saying it "puts the health of our countrtry at grave risk." former vice president jojoe bidn has vowed to reverse trump''s decision on his first day in office if he wins the novemberer election. in brazil, the nation's far-right president jairir bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the severity of the pandemic. bolsonaro recently developed a high fever and a cough. brazil is the second hardest-hit nation in n the world after the unitited states, with morere thn 65,000 deaths and 1.6 million confirmemed cases. bolsonaro said tuesday that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, evenen though it has been provon ineffective against covid-19 and sometimes dangerous. my third dose of hydroxychloroquine. i am feeling verery well. i was feeling a little ill onn sunday. i was that on monday. today, tuesday, feel better than on saturday. in all certainty, it is working. amy: brazil-based j

we have seen for examples the american association of pediatric saying, we need to have the classroom learning experience which is vital for the mental health of these children. we've also seen dr. fauci come out and say that closing up the schools would have unintended negative consequences. it's very clear that the president is willing to share a message that i think most parents can agree on which is get these schools open safely, get parents back to work and let's keep our economy growing. >> you are off on a women for trump bus tour tomorrow? >> yes. it's a big pink bus, it will be visiting milwaukee and green bay and it will be meeting with women across the state and being able to talk about these critical issues, about for example, school choice. something that joe biden does not support. he aligns himself with the teachers union and with the parents and the children. we want to be sure we reopen the economy safely and ensure that we also make sure that is the health. and exposing joe biden's weak leadership. i'm happy we are going on this bus to her he's too much going on. >>

the american association of pediatrics recommends students return to class, but a doctor at johns hopkinse virus can still be dangerous to kids. >>> first lady melania trump shared video of herself wearing a mask during a visit to a washington, d.c. women's center. she tweeted video of the visit and of her wearing a face covering. the first lady did not mention the pandemic in her tweet, but spoke about meeting women and children at the mary elizabeth house. president trump yesterday wore a mask during a visit to wounded veterans at walter reed medical center. >> u.s. navy officials say a warship that caught fire at the naval base in san diego is heavily damaged, but salvageable. 17 sailors and four civilians suffered non-life-threatening injuries after fire erupted aboard the uss bonhomme ri smoke could be seen for miles. the 840-foot vessel was at its home port undergoing maintenance. everyone on board evacuated unharmed. tonight firefighters are still trying to extinguish hot spots. the warship was last seen in san francisco bay during fleet week in 2018. >>> for the first time ever an

the american association of pediatrics recommends students return to class. however, a doctor at johns hopkins university says that the virus can still be dangerous to kids. >>> here's what we know so far about what some districts are planning to do for the return of school. you can see the list on your screen. the school board in fremont voted to begin with fully distanced learning. and alum rock union will have in-person instruction for students who are homeless, in foster programs, have special needs or who are recent immigrants. >>> will the republican national convention happen this year? the latest consideration from presidential aidesed a and all. >>> and the washington redskins may be dropping their controversial name as soon as today. >>> and a couple things to notice on our golden gate bridge camera, the west wind at 16 miles per hour, the increasing clouds, and that all leads to a 5 to 14 degree turn about oig today. temperatures on the decline. an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? >>wow...ok! that's 15% on top of what geico could al

administration and say we need to get schools open and they gave their guidelines and then the american association of pediatricsg back on what the white house wants to do. they said science should drive decision making on safely reopening schools. public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence, not politics. now you have kind of these warring organizations. how do you think this plays of ? >> i think we have to not make decisions based on fear. i'm more worried about fear than i am about the issue of whether there's enough science. again, the science would say that you can do this because children almost across the board get very mild cases when they get it. if you can diagnose those cases, you can separate them out. you can use protective equipment with teachers if necessary. you can use it as a learning experience. the heart of the matter is, the damage that would be done to keeping the schools closed and keeping everything online learning, it is such a limited experience,online versus in person. the universities, rob, are like quarantine situations. so you literally could select out peopl

american association of pediatrics knows it's important kids get back to school.ps and it's better for their mental well-being and health and better for the parents to be able to go back to work and i think that any parent who has a school-age child would see that and would see that when joe biden is going to be hesitant to act and hesitant to say anything without the expressed written approval of the teachers union, there's going to be one candidate, president trump, who wants schools to reopen and another candidate, joe biden who is really going to drag his feet just as he dragged his feet on calling for the economy to reopen. >> bill: let's keep our fingers crossed and toes crossed and all that that it can happen and we can do it safely. tim, thanks for coming back today. tim murtaugh with me. you mentioned joe biden. primary day in delaware and a limited number of polling places are open. mail-in ballots are an option for every registered voter this year. new jersey is letting voters mail in their ballots. the big contest includes two congressional swing distr

the american association of pediatrics recommends students return to class. but a doctor at johns hopkins says the virus can still be dangerous to kids. abc7news.com has a lot of information about reopening schools including input from doctors and the pros and cons of students wearing face coverings. >>> first ladies melania trump shared video of herself wearing a mask during a visit to a washington, d.c. women's center. she tweeted video of the visit and of her wearing a face covering. the first ladies did not mention the pandemic in her tweet. president trump wore a mask during a visit to wounded veterans at walter reed on saturday. this is the first time he's worn a mask in public. >>> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. >>> also seven moms have endured the unthinkable, and they are joining forces. the change they are using to have their powerful forces bring about. >>> and family and friends refuse to make the death of a man at the hands of police just another statistic. >>> lear ahere rts 7 things to . in sonoma county, s

want to do, focusing on this important need but i must tell you, whether it be the american association of pediatrics that put out a statement last week about the importance of classroom learning, what we are hearing from educators and parents around america, we can't let our kids fall behind academically but also, you know, you are a parent, you understand that it's far beyond academics, that millions of families rely on our local schools, many of our children that struggle with emotional challenges are disabilities, they receive those services at school. add into that nutrition, add into that other ways that we serve our kids, it's absolutely essential that we get back to school and the president is going to continue to focus effort on that. but also, work with our governors to see those plans implemented. the one point we made today with governors on our conference call is that the cdc has issued a renewed guidance last week on how we can safely operate our schools. we wanted to make it clear, we don't want the federal government to be the reason you don't reopen your local school. we want to work

but as trump and others have pointed out, there are plenty of folks including the american a pediatric associationd we need to get kids back to school. it's better for them from a psychological standpoint, and an education standpoint. the president is using all the tools at his disposal to try to make this happen. >> sandra: this is so incredibly important, a few moments from now in that briefing begins. meanwhile we talked to the former education secretary margaret spelling last hour. what happens if we do get our kids back to school in the classroom for some form of in person learning and that you learn of a positive case with a teacher or student, and she said this. >> that's why it's important to tell parents now that we have fought through contingencies. if there's a case that breaks out or a teacher is infected or whatever, here's what's going to happen. here are your options as a parent for online or in person or a combination. i don't see people fearmongering, i see people allegedly trying to answer and, they have accused some of the fearmongering over the need to get people back to school

public health, we also referred to guidance from harvard school of public health and the american association of pediatrics. we say the guidelines will be used as a tool to help schools layout their operational guidelines for opening. they can use them as age appropriate interventions to protect staff, students, and their families. we emphasize preventing transmission of covid-19 via respiratory droplets, especially transmissions between adults which we know is at greater risk, using universal distancing, face coverings, and general intervention, and we feel this is better than frequent cleaning and disinfection. that is because coronavirus is easy to kill. common cleansers are effective, and hand washing breaks the chain of transmission. we recommend that cohorts be of a smaller size in elementary schools. cohorts can be a larger size in middle school and high school. finally, these guidelines are about how to keep teachers, staff, and students as safe as possible in schools, but safely reopening schools needs to be a community effort. even the children's risks are lower than adults. children do get covid

all of the organizations that have weighed in such as the american pediatrics, american federation of teachers, national education association, all of them have said we need to look at what the cases are in the area. this is not the kind of thing you can have a federal guideline for. states are going to have to make the decision within their own borders and possibly within county borders. i live in the state of texas. with me being in the dallas area, the situation might be different here than it might be in the panhandle or west texas. you're going to have to look at the transition in your area and use that as a guide. otherwise, you'll make a decision for the whole country, you don't want to risk shutting everything down. that's not sustainable of. we can't afford to have transmission happening in the school. it needs to be geographically determined. molly: some of the experts are agreeing on that issue. dr. fauci says it depends on where you live. south carolina epidemiologist linda bell when asked will you send kids back in the fall, saying yes. former cdc director, david s ature, it depends what arrangements were made.

that would be the concern going back to school but the american association of pediatrics has some differents if kids don't return to school. let me read this to you. like the time away from school and associated or interruption of supportive services often results in social isolation. making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, substantive abuse and depressions, suicidal ideation's. this in turn places children and adolescents at considerable risk in morbidity and in some cases mortality. so they have much greater concerns, they are saying, if kids don't get back to school. >> i completely agree with that. i've seen kids having speech delay and physical motor delay if they are getting their therapy. i saw 3-year-old who wasn't speaking well. if the parents don't notice that as much because parents are working from home and they are busy, they kind of understands d their kids at lingo but the rest of the population may not understand that. we are doing telemedicine physical therapy, and i'm a d

public health, we also referred to guidance from harvard school of public health and the american association of pediatricslines will be used as a tool to help schools layout their operational guidelines for opening. they can use them as age appropriate interventions to protect staff, students, and their families. we emphasize preventing transmission of covid-19 via respiratory droplets, especially transmissions between adults which we know is at greater risk, using universal distancing, face coverings, and general intervention, and we feel this is better than frequent cleaning and disinfection. that is because coronavirus is easy to kill. common cleansers are effective, and hand washing breaks the chain of transmission. we recommend that cohorts be of a smaller size in elementary schools. cohorts can be a larger size in middle school and high school. finally, these guidelines are about how to keep teachers, staff, and students as safe as possible in schools, but safely reopening schools needs to be a community effort. even the children's risks are lower than adults. children do get covid-19, and they do g

the american association of pediatrics or american academy of pediatrics, they said that any plans going the younger children, and it's because in-person interaction is just so vital to their development. so as a mother of three, of course i am strongly encouraging schools to be creative and come up with ways that they can safely have children come back to sdochool. that being said, a lot of school districts will have a very hard time funding some of these measures that they may need to take to keep children safe. neil: so for those schools that have to change things around, let's say you normally have a class of 30 and now it's going to be a class of 15, i don't know how they are going to do it, to be honest, how would you as a doctor and a mom, three kids, how would you advise handling this? >> well, there's a lot of things that can be done. it definitely differs depending on the age, level of development of the child, but that being said, it sounds silly but hand hygiene, something we have been talking about for a really long time, is really the most important thing. it's not just abo

the american association of pediatrics is strongly recommending that kids go back to school in the fallth a look at some states and how they are preparing. good morning there, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i feel like our family has just come up for air this summer after the great digital learning experiment of 2020. so contemplating a return to distance learning in the fall? oh, please, no. many parents like me are ready for their kids to get back to the classroom but how can schools do it safely? for the pitts family with three school age children and a toddler, distance learning was a lot. >> being at home alone with four kids every day and trying to work a full to full and a half time job is not easy. >> reporter: and while mom christine is desperate for them to be back in the classroom -- >> also, a little bit scared and nervous about her getting sick. >> reporter: so what's realistic this fall? >> i do think it is very important that the students get back to school for social, psychological as well as intellectual development. >> reporter: the american academy of pediat

the american academy of pediatrics released guidance recommending schools reopen. away from school and associatederruption of supportive services, often results in social isolation, making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideation. this places children and adolescents at considerable risk of morbidity and in some cases, mortality. beyond the educational impact and social impact of school closures, there's been a substantial impact on food security and physical activity for children and families. it's very important and there's a highway, it goes both ways. financial education association really associated the education during the pandemic, online learning has never been effective to be replaced in person learning. being at the school, on campus is very important. one study estimates due to school closures last spring, the average student will begin the school year roughly 35% behind in reading compared to the peak of the year end 50% behind in math. accor

the american academy of pediatrics joined with the american federation of teachers, national educational association an others to issue a joint statement saying science should drive decision making on safely reopening schools. public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence not politics an leave it up to health experts to el tell us when the time is best to open up school buildings. for instance schools in areas of high levels of covid should not be compelled to reopen against the judgment of local experts. a one size fits all approach is not appropriate for return to school decisions. withholding funding from schools that do not open would be a misguided approach. these are incredibly important things to consider here. i have a young boy who is supposed to start school soon, i would love for him to get a great education and to be able to enjoy kindergarten. i don't want anyone to accuse me of not wanting my kid or our kids to get the education they deserve. but my education taught me to respect science and expertise and make sure families and education professionals are part of t

public health, we also referred to guidance from harvard school of public health and the american association of pediatrics. we say the guidelines will be used as a tool to help schools layout their operational guidelines for opening. they can use them as age appropriate interventions to protect staff, students, and their families. we emphasize preventing transmission of covid-19 via respiratory droplets, especially transmissions between adults which we know is at greater risk, using universal distancing, face coverings, and general intervention, and we feel this is better than frequent cleaning and disinfection. that is because coronavirus is easy to kill. common cleansers are effective, and hand washing breaks the chain of transmission. we recommend that cohorts be of a smaller size in elementary schools. cohorts can be a larger size in middle school and high school. finally, these guidelines are about how to keep teachers, staff, and students as safe as possible in schools, but safely reopening schools needs to be a community effort. even the children's risks are lower than adults. children do get covid

so when you think about bringing kids back to school, and i know that, you know, the american association of pediatrics, everyone said the goal is to bring kids back and i'm a parent myself. i want to bring kids back. but the question is, how do you do it safely i think it keeps going back to the questionof the data, which is do we know a., where they at lower risk and not just they but what does it do to the community spread issue >> well, look, the balance of the data suggests that kids are less likely to get infected and less likely to spread the infection. there's a number of studies that are reliable at this point that demonstrate this there's other data you can point to that suggests that kids are just as likely to spread the infection as adults. but i think the balance of the data and most of the experts who agree that kids are less likely to get infected. less likely to get sick when they get infected, and less likely to prop all gait the infection. there's been one reliable study shows they're 50% less likely to get infected but can still get infect the you have to be mindful that outbreaks ca

public health, we also referred to guidance from harvard school of public health and the american association of pediatricsay the guidelines will be used as a tool to help schools layout their operational guidelines for opening. they can use them as age appropriate interventions to protect staff, students, and their families. we emphasize preventing transmission of covid-19 via respiratory droplets, especially transmissions between adults which we know is at greater risk, using universal distancing, face coverings, and general intervention, and we feel this is better than frequent cleaning and disinfection. that is because coronavirus is easy to kill. common cleansers are effective, and hand washing breaks the chain of transmission. we recommend that cohorts be of a smaller size in elementary schools. cohorts can be a larger size in middle school and high school. finally, these guidelines are about how to keep teachers, staff, and students as safe as possible in schools, but safely reopening schools needs to be a community effort. even the children's risks are lower than adults. children do get covid-19, a

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the american academy of pediatrics has released a guidance recommending that schools reopen. it said it "lengthy time away from school and associatedof supported services often results in social isolation making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and physical abuse, substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideation. this in turn places children and adolescents at significant risk of morbidity, and in some cases, mortality. the educational and social impact of school closures, there's been a substantial impact on food security and physical activity for children and families. there is a highway that goes both ways, and the educators during the pandemic, there's never been an effective replacement for in person learning and support. being at the school and being on the campus is very, very important. many estimates due to school closures last spring, the average a student will begin the school year are roughly 35% behind in reading compared to the typical year, and more than 50% behind in math, that's a big statement. according to mckinsey and company,

the american academy of pediatrics released guidance recommending that schools reopen. it said, quote, lengthy time away from school and associatederruption of support of services often results in a social isolation making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression and suicidal idealation. beyond the educational impact and social impact of school closures, there's been a substantial impact on food security and physical activity for children and for families. so that's very important, and there's a highway, it goes both ways. the national education association recently stated despite the momentous efforts of educators during the pandemic, online learning has never been an effective replacement for in-person learning and support. being at the school, being on the campus is very, very important. one study estimates says that due to school closures last spring the average student will begin the school year 35% behind than a typical year, and more than 50% behind in math. according to mckenzie and company, learning

the american academy of pediatrics has released guidance recommending that schools reopen. it said, quote: lengthy time away from school and associatednterruption of supportive services often results in a social isolation making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideation. this in turn places children and adolescents at considerable risk of morbidity and of, in some cases, mortality. beyond the educational impact and social impact of school closures, there has been a substantial impact on food security and physical activity for children and for families. so that's very important. and there's a highway, it goes both ways. the national education association recently stated despite the momentous efforts of educators during the pandemic, online learning has never been an effective replacement for in-person learning and support. being at the school, being on the campus is very, very important. one study estimates that due to school closure withs last spring, the average student will begin this schoo

american academy of pediatrics. they followed up with us, the american federation of teachers, national association education, school superintendent association, they all joined together in issuing a statement on july 10 and to me, here's what is operative here public health agencies must make recommendations based on evidence, not politics. we should leave it to health experts to tell us when the time is best to open up school buildings and listen to educators and administrators to shape how we do it. i represent a congressional district that is about half and half what we might call rural and urban, though even the urban part of my district would be looked upon as being rural. some of my friends here on this panel from new york, california, so maybe i just do have a world district. all i want to say is, it's different in rural america than it is in urban america. so i don't know that we can come up with a one size fits all. we should delegate to the professional superintendents and the principles of the schools to determine how best to reopen the schools. we want them -- to arm them with all the resources they nee

the american academy of pediatrics has released guidance recommending that schools reopen. it said, quote, lengthy time away from school and associatednterruption of supportive services often results in a social isolation, making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression, and suicidal ideation. this in turn places children and adolescents at considerable risk of morbidity and of in some cases mortality beyond the educational impact and social impact of school closures, there has been a substantial impact on food security and physical activity on children and on families. so it's very important. and there's a highway. it goes both ways. the national education association recently stated despite the momentous efforts of educators during the pandemic, online learning has never been an effective replacement for in-person learning and support. being at the school, being on the campus, is very, very important. one study estimates that due to school closures last spring, the average student will begin this school year ro

and the american academy of pediatrics is recommending trying to get children back to school in person if possible to keep them from falling behind. that association says there needs to be very strict controls and r make this as safe as possible. during an event yesterday the trump administration did not offer up any suggestions for concrete policies to do that, and they also did not offer any extra funding for things like maybe providing extra school buses so that kids can be spaced out farther apart from each other there as well as in the classroom or potentially handing out masks to students. so no new funding at this point but plenty of pressure. >> we're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open. >> reporter: and there are medical experts speaking out already on this topic saying that communities need to be focused on getting the virus under control in their areas before they can think too seriously about reopening schools. while there is research showing children are less likely to get the virus and less likely to get seriously ill if they do get it, the long-term effects are unknow

american academy of pediatrics. it's absolutely essential that we get our kids back into classroom, for in-person learning. we can't let our kids fall behind academically. >> lily es xa lynn garcia, press of the education association, teachers union, important to note, endorsed joe biden for president and also here with us, internist and viral specialist dr. jorge rodriguez. lily, first to you. sure you watched the coronavirus task force briefing at the department of education with a lot of questions on your mind. wondering what your reaction was and if those questions were answered? >> well, let's answer the question you introduced me, is there any doubt in anyone's mind why we're endorsing joe biden? we are absolutely frightened with the lack of leadership. i'm speechless, and i give a lot of speeches, with what we are seeing coming out of this white house. it's chaotic. it's dangerous. and we can't say this enough. please, parents, governors, news reporters, do not under any circumstances take medical advice from donald trump. that is never going to end well. and we have seen what happens when people are cavalier with this dangerous pandemic. we saw governors opening bars and we saw those bars packed with young