White House Press Secretary Claims that Biden made it a “Priority” to Re-open Schools After Covid in a Likely Lie/Misconception

During a press briefing, a reporter asked the White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, about the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on children's education and inquired about President Biden's plan to help kids catch up from the learning loss. In response, Jean-Pierre stated that Biden had made it a "priority" to reopen schools. However, conservatives criticized her statement, arguing that schools had already reopened in many areas, and that the Biden administration had not done enough to help children catch up from the pandemic's learning loss.

The Quote in question is as follows:"Look, as you just said, kids have lost so much in the pandemic," Jean-Pierre replied. "This is why, when the president walked in, he made a priority to open schools, one of the things that was important to do to make sure that our kids, who have lost so much, were able to go back in-person school if they choose, have the resources that they needed to really succeed and move forward in their education."

Naturally, this flies in the face of the reality of the situation, as Democrats had a very intense narrative on keeping schools closed for as long as possible in order to limit the spread of Covid-19. Despite criticism from Republicans for these likely lies/misconceptions, democrats have nigh completely refused to condemn the white house press secretary, nor do they seemingly have intentions to.