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Biden turns attention back to coronavirus and reopening of schools

September 2, 2020 at 5:30 a.m. EDT
Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden speaks about safety in the United States during a campaign appearance in Pittsburgh on Aug. 31, 2020. (Alan Freed/Reuters)

Joe Biden on Wednesday will turn his focus to the struggles that students and parents are facing around the country with school districts unable to fully reopen amid the ongoing concerns about the coronavirus.

Biden and his wife, Jill, will receive a briefing from education leaders in their hometown of Wilmington, Del, before the Democratic presidential nominee delivers remarks on school reopenings. It is another attempt by Biden to continue emphasizing President Trump’s response to the global pandemic, the issue that Biden’s campaign believes will guide voters’ decisions more than any other.