Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told Fox News on Wednesday that “keeping the schools closed is going to do far more harm to our kids than the coronavirus ever can,” despite rising cases numbers nationwide.
"For whatever reason – and this is a good thing – our kids don't seem to be as susceptible or at least get nearly as sick as adults do from the coronavirus. I think we've had 30 deaths of kids under [age] 15," Kennedy said on “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday afternoon. "That’s 30 too many, of course."
He added, "I think that keeping the schools closed is going to do far more harm to our kids than the coronavirus ever can.”
Kennedy also said that whether teachers return is "between [them] and the school board," and accused “some politicians in Washington” of liking schools being closed and the “political chaos” it has caused.
"There are some politicians in Washington – not all, now, I don't want to paint with too broad [of] a brush – but I think that they like the political chaos of having our schools closed. They think it will help them in November," he concluded. "I just think we ought to think about the next generation, not the next election."
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Theodore Bunker, a Newsmax writer, has more than a decade covering news, media, and politics.
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