Pence cites private schools as model in reopening pressure campaign

Published July 29, 2020 8:19pm ET



Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Wednesday visited a North Carolina private school that has resumed in-person classes as part of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on public schools to reopen.

Pence and DeVos, both maskless during their visit, spoke to fourth-grade students about the importance of education and met with school administrators, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Before the visit, Pence tweeted, “To Open Up America Again is to open up schools again!”

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