Atlanta, July 25 (RHC)-- Despite canceling the Republican National Convention for next month due to the dangers of the coronavirus, President Dponald Trump has called again for schools to fully reopen in the fall.  But at least one school that will not be doing that is St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Maryland, where Trump’s son Barron attends classes. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines emphasizing the importance for schools to reopen, saying children face social, emotional and mental risks if kept at home. The CDC guidelines make no reference to the risks teachers and staff will face if schools reopen during a pandemic. 

Nationwide the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 4 million as the number of cases has doubled over the past six weeks. Another 1,000 deaths were reported on Thursday bringing the U.S. death toll to over 144,000.