As COVID-19 cases surge, schools should require vaccinations or daily testing for all employees and provide flexible learning options
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 26, 2021) – Comptroller Peter Franchot today issued the following statement as students and educators return to their classrooms for the start of the new school year:
“Like so many Marylanders, I’m greatly concerned about the surge of COVID-19 cases in our state and across the country. This surge comes as families are preparing to send their kids back to school – with great uncertainty on how the Delta variant will impact the health and welfare of students, teachers and staff. The COVID infection rate among children is the highest it’s ever been.
“That’s why I support a statewide mask mandate for schools, mandatory vaccinations for school employees, and daily testing for school employees who have religious or health exemptions. Additionally, I call on the State to work with local governments and school systems to ensure that all eligible children, educators and staff have convenient access to vaccines. School systems must also provide parents with the flexibility to decide the mode of learning that’s best for their children, whether it’s in-person, hybrid or virtual.
“Our collective fight against this pandemic that has killed nearly 10,000 Marylanders and infected more than 489,000 of our friends and neighbors is far from over. When it comes to the health and welfare of our children, we can’t take enough precautions to ensure that they are able to safely learn. What’s more, these necessary health precautions aren’t just for our students, but also for our educators and staff. They and their loved ones deserve the certainty of knowing they won’t be jeopardizing their health to do the job they love.”
Of course he does-he is a demonrat.
Idiot!
Vote him out! He’s on the next ballot for some position. Just say NO.
Who cares.. ? He is a nobody. Needs to tend to HIS job..
Petey, dont waste our time running….no really dont.
You will not mandate to me and my family how to take care of our health. Period. You are an *sshole and always have been. I am praying to God that you do not get elected as our Governor you worthless piece of crap.
He wants to be governor…start the pandering to the lefties!
And so our kids will be required to be masked up for school. So watch the number of asthma and other respiratory illness rise over the year because kids were wearing these disgustingly dirty masks each day breathing in unhealthy carbon dioxide and getting sick (but not with covid).
These union reps should be held accountable.
MAGA
Instead of masking up, all counties should just return to virtual classes. The equipment is already in place. The teachers are already trained in how to do it and now have EXPERIENCE. So what’s the problem? Go ahead MS. Hanlin. If you really want the kids to be safe as you always say, then let’s go virtual. Wicomico Mom.
Virtual is not the answer for all. Household with 2 working parents cannot set enough time aside for learning.
Peter Franchot = Len Foxwell = Jake Day = Lockdown Larry