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In December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached record numbers of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations. The dangers of the coronavirus had led to the closure of public schools in many states throughout 2020, and Americans weren't sure about when in-person instruction might return. However, on Dec. 8, President-elect Joe Biden announced the reopening of schools as one of his administration's three key goals for his first 100 days. An edited version of two sections of his speech appeared in a TikTok video on Dec. 8, and purported to show Biden announcing that public schools would reopen in January 2021: In the video, Biden laid out three key goals. One of those goals was to reopen schools: However, the edited video was misleading. Biden did not announce that he planned to reopen in-person instruction for public schools in January 2021. In his full remarks, he said: My team will work to see that a majority of our schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days. Biden's first 100 days were set to end in early May 2021. The full remarks contained the context from the two moments edited together in the TikTok video. First, Biden mentioned that funding from Congress would be key: The second part of the TikTok video was actually from an earlier part of the speech. Here's that part of the speech in context: The Associated Press confirmed that Biden's plan included working toward making sure that a majority of schools would reopen within his first 100 days: Biden did announce a plan to reopen public schools. However, it was false to assert that the plan was specifically targeting January 2021. Biden was set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021, leaving only 11 days in the month to begin his administration. Further, the last two days of January 2021 fell on Saturday and Sunday, days that public schools aren't open. Biden's full remarks can be viewed on C-SPAN's YouTube channel:
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