Secretary DeVos softens her back to school message in Georgia

CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is softening earlier comments that called for schools to reopen for in-person instruction for all.

During a visit to a Georgia high school on Tuesday, she said that what she really wants to see is “100% learning.”

DeVos and President Donald Trump have been pressuring school systems to open in person.

The 56,000-student Forsyth district is the largest school system in Georgia to have resumed full-time in person instruction for any student who wants it.

About 30% of parents instead chose all-virtual schooling.

The Forsyth district has reported 45 coronavirus infections so far among students and staff.