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On the recordAugust 5, 2020
Our goal can't just be opening schools. It must be keeping them open because if we open them up only to close them a short time later, that will just create more instability, more chaos, and more confusion.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley stresses the importance of not just reopening schools but ensuring they remain open.

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