Trump Slams LA School District for ‘Terrible Decision’ to Go Online-Only in Fall

Trump Slams LA School District for ‘Terrible Decision’ to Go Online-Only in Fall
President Donald Trump delivers a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on July 14, 2020. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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President Donald Trump called out the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for its “terrible decision” to not start the new school year with students going back to campuses for in-person learning.

Appearing on CBS News on Tuesday, Trump told reporter Catherine Herridge that the LAUSD had made a “mistake” in deciding to keep campuses closed. The second-largest school district in the United States, the LAUSD announced on Monday that the fall semester will begin on Aug. 18 as previously scheduled, but its 600,000 students will learn online from home.
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