White House did not approve new CDC guidance on reopening schools

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FILE PHOTO: A school safety officer greets students as they return to New York City’s public schools for in-person learning, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at P.S. 506 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it did not guide or approve of guidance released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on reopening schools.

โ€œI can assure you the White House is not directing the CDC on how theyโ€™re to determine their guidelines and we did not give approval for their guidelines that will be released later today,โ€ press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.

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