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Collected Item: “Professional Athletes and Schools”

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Professional Athletes and Schools

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Screenshot of a Tweet

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When the schools originally shut down back in March, professional sports league were quick to follow congruently. Distance learning doesn't necessarily carry over to sports. As Summer reaches its height, everyone is itching to return to school and get sports back on as quickly as possible. What this looks like is playing out differently in various job spheres.
This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #schools. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it highlights the priority levels in the United States for different types of workers.

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#HST, #485, #ASU, #coronavirus, #testing, #athletes, #teachers, #essential, #workers

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https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1282385601967333376

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Twitter user @MEPFuller created the tweet, Twitter user @carlafredd retweeted the original tweet

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2020-07-12
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