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brooklynite

(93,878 posts)
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:06 AM Aug 2020

Barron Trump's private school to stay closed for now

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by JudyM (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: KNWA News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen so students can go back to their classrooms, but the Maryland private school where his son Barron is enrolled is among those under county orders to stay closed.

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said his order to stay closed for in-person instruction through Oct. 1 and to conduct online classes only will be reevaluated before Oct. 1 to determine whether it should be extended, terminated or amended.

Gayles noted increases in transmission rates for COVID-19 -- the disease caused by the virus -- in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, particularly in younger age groups.

"Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have based our decisions on science and data," Gayles said in a news release announcing the decision late Friday. "At this point the data does not suggest that in-person instruction is safe for students or teachers."

Read more: https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/barron-trumps-private-school-to-stay-closed-for-now/

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Barron Trump's private school to stay closed for now (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
What link? TexasTowelie Aug 2020 #1
I thought the little brat was so smart he didn't need to go to school. machI Aug 2020 #2
No reason to attack Barron directly. forgotmylogin Aug 2020 #4
Agreed. BlueStater Aug 2020 #10
That's completely unnecessary, he's a kid. Luciferous Aug 2020 #13
He's a kid. EllieBC Aug 2020 #16
Good news for Barron jayschool2013 Aug 2020 #3
By the end of summer he will be taller than the pole. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #12
Unless landing a rich celeb is his future life's work RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #14
He could research how to liberate himself jayschool2013 Aug 2020 #15
Thus showing that the school cares more about him dawg day Aug 2020 #5
"Thus showing that the school cares more about him than his father does." Botany Aug 2020 #7
Tricky Ricky Scotts kids will not go back to school either.. I think schools should open when mitch96 Aug 2020 #6
Then Donald and Melania have only one option left: no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #8
How about we start with this metric When Barron Trump's school opens we start to TALK about public usaf-vet Aug 2020 #9
I think that's fair. CTyankee Aug 2020 #11
Locking JudyM Aug 2020 #17

TexasTowelie

(111,315 posts)
1. What link?
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:23 AM
Aug 2020

I recall reading this story last week so it is hardly LBN.

machI

(1,285 posts)
2. I thought the little brat was so smart he didn't need to go to school.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:26 AM
Aug 2020

forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
4. No reason to attack Barron directly.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:37 AM
Aug 2020

He has been kept mostly from the spotlight and is an innocent bystander in this. We're not like those assholes who made fun of Chelsea Clinton.

We can certainly point out the politics of his school remaining closed while 45 tries to force others open, but Barron Trump has little to do with those decisions.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
10. Agreed.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 10:11 AM
Aug 2020

Right now, he’s just a kid. He didn’t ask to be born into his shitbag family.

Luciferous

(6,068 posts)
13. That's completely unnecessary, he's a kid.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 12:03 PM
Aug 2020

EllieBC

(2,961 posts)
16. He's a kid.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 01:28 PM
Aug 2020

Attack his worthless parents.

jayschool2013

(2,309 posts)
3. Good news for Barron
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:28 AM
Aug 2020

With such a highly educated, multilingual mother at home, he can learn to pole dance this semester.

LiberalArkie

(15,686 posts)
12. By the end of summer he will be taller than the pole.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 10:33 AM
Aug 2020
 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
14. Unless landing a rich celeb is his future life's work
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 12:28 PM
Aug 2020

There's nothing to learn.

jayschool2013

(2,309 posts)
15. He could research how to liberate himself
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 01:22 PM
Aug 2020

from his parents, how to legally change his last name, how to emigrate to Costa Rica . . . .

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
5. Thus showing that the school cares more about him
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:40 AM
Aug 2020

Than his father does. When asked if he would send his son back to in person school, Trump said something careless, sure, why not?

Well, first he had to think, but my sons are both grown past school! Oh, right. Melania's son.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
7. "Thus showing that the school cares more about him than his father does."
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:51 AM
Aug 2020

+1

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
6. Tricky Ricky Scotts kids will not go back to school either.. I think schools should open when
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:49 AM
Aug 2020

all the house and senate kids go back to brick and mortar schools.. Lead by example, eh?
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no_hypocrisy

(45,780 posts)
8. Then Donald and Melania have only one option left:
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:52 AM
Aug 2020

They must transfer Barron to a school that will be opened for scholarship right away.

usaf-vet

(6,094 posts)
9. How about we start with this metric When Barron Trump's school opens we start to TALK about public
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 10:02 AM
Aug 2020

....schools opening.

When we know what metrics they used to determine it is safe to open Barron's schools THEN we use the same metrics to open public schools.

CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
11. I think that's fair.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 10:24 AM
Aug 2020

JudyM

(29,122 posts)
17. Locking
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:45 PM
Aug 2020

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