Pence Urges In-Person Schooling During N.C. Visit

July 29, 2020 4:20 am

APEX, N.C. (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school. Pence visited a Raleigh-area campus of Thales Academy on Wednesday as part of a push to encourage more K-12 schools to reopen with in-person instruction. He was accompanied by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Pence took several questions from students in a classroom and then participated in a round-table discussion. (Photo:  AP)