Pep Talk #7 - School & COVID-19

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be schools and COVID-19. We'll start the episode with a quick intro and reveal the person who said last episode's quote of the week: President Abraham Lincoln! Then we'll get into two main headlines for the week, regarding the bombing at Kabul airport and the on-parole release of RFK's alleged killer. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about schools and COVID-19. We'll look at some background on COVID policy in schools and talk about new mask and vaccine policies as well as discuss the situation of school and COVID going into the fall of 2021, talk about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' history of opposing mask mandates, then share our thoughts. Finally, we'll introduce today's quote of the week: "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." If you have a guess, DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Sources: nytimes.com npr.org https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/26/world/afghanistan-taliban-biden-news https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/1031507957/sirhan-sirhan-robert-f-kennedy-parole-hearing https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/08/27/1031714923/florida-judge-throws-out-governor-ron-desantis-order-prohibiting-masks-in-school https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103688/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-us-by-state/ Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks