Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

riversedge

(69,710 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:51 AM Aug 2020

#Trump is ordering schools on Native American reservations to reopen...

DANGEROUS Meanness is the hallmark of the Trump admin!!



Trump’s Order on Coronavirus Relief Alarms Governors as Stimulus Talks Stall

The Trump administration is ordering schools on Native American reservations to reopen. California’s chief health officer has resigned. The pandemic has now sickened more than 20 million people, according to a Times database.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20200810&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline&regi_id=22098736&segment_id=35719&user_id=8cbf35c306e720c7e6384d1bf32ec141#link-6cc0640

Published Aug. 10, 2020 Updated Aug. 11, 2020

...........................................



Federal schools on Native American reservations, where infection rates can run high, are told to reopen.

The Trump administration is ordering schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education to reopen for in-person instruction “to the maximum extent possible” on Sept. 16, according to an internal memo obtained by The New York Times.

The memo says that while families may choose to keep their students home and rely on virtual instruction, teachers are expected to teach in person unless they are at high risk for health complications should they contract the coronavirus.

The bureau operates 53 schools serving Native Americans living on tribal lands. A number of reservations have been hard-hit by the coronavirus, especially the Navajo Nation in the Southwest.

The bureau’s schools are among the few under direct federal control, rather than state or local control. The bureau is part of the Department of the Interior.


Sue Parton, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the president of the union that represents the bureau’s employees, said the plan to reopen the schools so soon was “foolish.”
.............................

10 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

raging moderate

(4,281 posts)
1. What if they opened the schools, but nobody came?
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:53 AM
Aug 2020

What if everybody stayed away? We can fix this mess later, when these monsters are out of the White House!

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
7. I've read that NAs traditionally express disapproval by staying away.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:33 AM
Aug 2020

Instead of contentious meetings, this results in sparsely attended meetings, which are interpreted as not representing the true wishes of the tribe/clan/family. I would expect no less for schools.

malaise

(267,799 posts)
4. More crimes against humanity
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:02 AM
Aug 2020

Something must be seriously wrong when this monster can't be stopped in the middle of this genocide

Response to riversedge (Original post)

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
8. If it's race-based, doesn't that satisfy the requirements for a charge of attempted genocide ?
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:35 AM
Aug 2020

Past time to contact the Hague.

niyad

(112,431 posts)
10. Does he actually have the authority to order the sovereign First Nations to do anything on their
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:12 AM
Aug 2020

lands?

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»#Trump is ordering school...