Mayor of Atlanta Suggests Trump’s Lack of Leadership Is Partially Responsible for Girl’s Murder; and Schools Ordered to Reopen in August by Florida Department of Education.
During an interview with CNN, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms suggested that President Donald Trump’s lack of leadership played a role in a young girl’s recent death.
8-year-old Secoriea Turner was killed late on Saturday when a car she was riding in got shot up near a Wendy’s.
CNN host Brooke Baldwin questioned Bottoms over the girl’s death, asking, “How could this happen?”
Bottoms replied,
“I was listening to [Chicago] Mayor [Lori] Lightfoot; she summed it up. We talk about systemic racism and the trauma and anxiety and all these things that are happening in our communities. And it is this convergence.
“I hate to use the word ‘a perfect storm,’ but it’s where we are in this country right now,” she continued before referencing Trump. “And you think about the leadership, or the lack thereof, that we have coming from the highest office in the land. I think that you are seeing so many emotions play out. And so, too often, it’s playing out in violence in our streets.”
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The Florida Department of Education has put out an emergency order. The order mandates that all schools must reopen for the fall semester. This follows months of school closures as a result of COVID-19.
All “brick and mortar schools” must reopen in August for at least five days per week, according to the order that was signed by Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran.
“Education is critical to the success of the state and to an individual, and extended school closures can impede the educational success of students, impact families’ well-being and limit many parents and guardians from returning to work,” wrote Corcoran.
Earlier on the same day, President Trump tweeted, “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!”
The order will only last through the fall semester since it is temporary. However, parents worry about whether schools can keep their children safe. Wearing masks and using rug cleaners can only go so far.
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