Biden Urges Go-Slow Path for Schools, Rips Trump Virus ‘Failure’
- Trump wants students to return to classrooms despite virus
- Biden proposal calls for nationwide testing and tracing
Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington on Sept. 2, 2020
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Joe Biden outlined his proposal to reopen schools safely Wednesday as he assailed President Donald Trump for pushing students and teachers to return to classrooms despite the threat from the coronavirus.
Speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden, the Democratic nominee, contrasted his proposal for a gradual reopening that follows public health guidelines with Trump’s demand for resuming in-person classes quickly as a new school year begins.