South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Says Kids Will “Definitely be in the Classroom” This Fall
“We have proven that distance learning is not as effective as being in the classroom”
States across the country are struggling with how to open schools in the fall, or if they will open at all. Except in South Dakota, where Republican Governor Kristi Noem has said schools will be open as usual.
Noem’s handling of the Coronavirus crisis has stood out in many ways.
Talia Kaplan reports at FOX News:
South Dakota Gov. Noem: ‘The science is clear, our kids need to be in school’
“The science is clear, our kids need to be in school,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday, adding that “it’s better for them.”
Noem made the comment one day after she said at a news conference at John Harris Elementary in Sioux Falls that she will push for schools to stay open this fall in the state that never implemented stay-at-home orders, emphasizing the educational and social benefits of a return to in-person learning, the Billings Gazette reported.
On Wednesday, Noem reiterated that sentiment speaking on “Fox & Friends,” saying that students will “definitely be in the classroom” in the fall.
“We have proven that distance learning is not as effective as being in the classroom,” Noem said. “We think that kids have only achieved about 70 percent of the learning that they could have had they been in school.”
She went on to say that “we have a lot of kids that don’t have a stable home environment, they don’t have parents that are really being responsible to make sure that they’re learning.”
Watch the video below and turn up the volume, it’s a little quiet:
Noem is being singled out by the media for not requiring masks for students.
From CBS News:
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem disparages face mask requirements for students
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday said she will push for schools to stay open this fall, but disparaged any requirements for children to wear masks in classrooms. As parents and school boards cautiously weigh the risks and benefits of schools reopening, the Republican governor emphasized the educational and social upside of a return to in-person learning, citing research that COVID-19 poses less of a threat to children.
But Noem appears selective in the research she uses for her decisions, pointing to studies that indicate a low health risk from the virus, while downplaying scientific findings that show masks could slow the spread of the disease.
“We cannot sacrifice the educational, physical, emotional and social well-being of our kids. The risks of COVID are too minimal for us to make sure that they’re all going to stay home,” Noem said at a news conference at John Harris Elementary in Sioux Falls.
I’m starting to hope that Noem runs for president at some point.
This morning, I had the opportunity to meet with both parents and school administrators. We discussed what back to school will look like, and everyone was on the same page that our kids need to be back in classrooms. pic.twitter.com/Tev4kknyCe
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) July 28, 2020
Featured image via YouTube.
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Hottest. Governor. Ever.
Indeed. She’s attractive, too.
She looks like: America.
Good for her
God they are afraid of her
They should be…
Kristi Noem is a breath of fresh air.
Leadership
Is she from Sweden?
I fear the Progs sending in smallpox infected blankets to the reservations to kill off the Indians. Sorry, I’m a few hundred years too late. Let’s make that Progs sending Wuhan-infected blinkies and stuffed animals to the kindergartens to infect the kiddies and to destroy the Governor.
There is precedent. Planned Parent (PP) was their baby, their choice. That said, there are difference sects of the Progressive Church, and while united in principle, may elect, select different methods to realize a common cause.
Sounds like our local school will be following her lead. This isn’t SD.
Monitor for symptoms at the door. Follow good hygienic practices. Limit protesting to open fields. You’ll be fine.
The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It
I am referring, of course, to the medication hydroxychloroquine. When this inexpensive oral medication is given very early in the course of illness, before the virus has had time to multiply beyond control, it has shown to be highly effective, especially when given in combination with the antibiotics azithromycin or doxycycline and the nutritional supplement zinc.
Planned Pathogen (PP) to reduce viral viability and disease progression
Wouldn’t count Pennsylvania or NJ, the teachers union armies are going to fight it.
I drink “Q” water can’t get the HCQ and I take zinc, vitamin D,C
It is ironic that the governors of South Dakota and Sweden used similar tactics with the Wuhan Flu epidemic, and both of these places seem to be doing better than those that shut down completely.
The nightmare for the Left is to have open schools in Red States with nothing bad happening, and closed schools in Blue States. Come September, with kids at home, the Democratic Party in Oregon is going into a death spiral. The lack of bodies in the street already has a growing number suspicious that the sniffles aren’t really that bad, unless say, you are over 80.
She might be very good on the 2024 ticket.
This decision should be a state/community issue though I find even in my area of the country the teachers are more drama queens than thoughtful educated people. It’s sad that people this dumb are allowed to educate children.