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Jun. 12—When the pandemic hit, Shannon Boren became the point person among other parents to understand the latest guidance from the CDC or governor or whatever agency's decision was impacting school reopenings. Boren, the mother of a freshman at Kern High School District and a fifth grader at Norris School District, said she worried about her children remaining in distance learning. But as a ...
Families? we hear stories about them not being able to afford basic necessities and school issues and things for their kids that none of us in america would ever think that's acceptable that these folks who aren't giving voluntarily so much of their own lives should have to have those kinds of economic worries. >> no doubt about it. these are the best young men and women that our nation produces serving the military. far too often, shannon, over the previous administration, they held hostage the defense spending. there were many times and wasn't reauthorized in september the way it should have...
>> that's because they don't think the government is able to protect them. >> i don't think it's a credibility gap. i mean, you know, as you know, my wife worked at sandy hook promise. this is the anniversary of newtown. we need sensible gun reform, and we need sensible policy on mental health and wellness. they have a thing called say something that's prevented school issues. i think we need the right balance. this is not only about the second amendment, but about doing smart things. secretary clinton and the president when they came out and said if you're not on the no-fly list, how can you ...
>> he was found to be very shy, timid. he was courteous to them. he told them that he was having some social problems and some school issues and that he probably was not going to continue in school. and he was automobile to convince the deputies that he was not a danger to himself or other people. they ended up advising him of sources that were available to him if he was depressed. there wasn't enough criteria available for them to put it in motion. >> the 22-year-old wrote a 137-page manifesto promising a day of retribution and put it up on youtube which he blamed women for spurning him. fede...
Wrongfully convicted and they do bring suit. and there are funds that have been set aside for these kinds of cases, so i suspect what's first on his mind is being freed, but i also suspect down the line a lawsuit we may see. >> sunny hostin, thank you very much. appreciate that. the city of chicago says it has no choice, its schools are running a deficit of a billion dollars, that's just the schools. so, it plans to close 50. largest single school closure in recent memory anywhere. needless to say, a lot of folks in chicago aren't happy about this, right? >> you know this story, don. you gre...