‘15 Days to Slow the Spread’ Ends After Over 1,000 Days

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‘15 Days to Slow the Spread’ Ends After Over 1,000 Days
In yesterday’s BRIGHT, I neglected to mention that President Biden signed a Republican-led resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency. Then-President Trump issued the national emergency order in 2020, which became an effort of “15 days to slow the spread.” Just 1,120 days later, the order to give the executive branch more power to fight COVID-19 has ended. However, there are still some lingering questions on how it will affect issues like immigration and Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. The New York Post reported:

The Justice Department has said that ending the emergency would terminate the Title 42 migration policy that allows for the rapid deportation of people who illegally cross the US-Mexico border.

The Biden administration has eased enforcement of Title 42 by gradually allowing more people into the US to await asylum rulings, but thousands of migrants have still been deported each month under the policy, which would have to be replaced with a new plan to address record-high illegal crossings.

Biden also invoked the national emergency last year when announcing plans just before the midterm elections to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student debt per borrower. Critics say that Biden exceeded his legal authority and the Supreme Court is reviewing that plan.

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Four Tools to Stop School Shootings
This article on Just Facts Daily caught my attention — “Four Underused Tools to Stop School Shootings.” It discusses four underutilized tools to prevent school shootings and none of them are in any politician’s go-to talking points after a shooting.

• hardening the glass entryways to schools by treating them with films that prevent the doors from shattering if shot.

• limiting the amount of fame bestowed on the perpetrators of mass murders.

• implementing policies to ensure that people with serious psychiatric disorders get the help they need, even if they are unwilling to be treated.

• arming and training selected teachers who are willing and able to protect students.

Many have suggested military and police veterans for security positions at schools. Following the officers’ actions in Nashville, it seems like a good item from the list that can start immediately.