Wenstrup to Hold Hearing on Consequences of COVID-19 School Closures
WASHINGTON – Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended” to examine the consequences of COVID-19 school closures on student development and the role federal health agencies and teachers unions played in school closure decisions. America’s children experienced historic learning loss, higher rates of psychological distress, and decreased physical well-being as a result of these unscientific school closures.
“Preparing our education system to effectively address a future pandemic starts with holding our federal health agencies accountable for any and all errors made, especially inexplicable mistakes. The decision to close schools, in response to COVID-19, proved harmful for students’ academic, mental, physical, and social success. We need to fully investigate whether government officials placed the best interests of our nation’s children first when making these decisions. I look forward to working with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to conduct a fair investigation and deliver the truth about school closures. American students and families deserve these answers.” said Select Subcommittee Chairman Wenstrup.
WHAT: Hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended”
DATE: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
TIME: 10:00 AM ET
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WITNESSES:
Mr. David Zweig
Author and Investigative Journalist
The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Free Press
Ms. Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D., Ph.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist
Epidemiologist
Private Practice Physician
Ms. Virginia Gentles
Director
Education Freedom Center
Independent Women’s Forum
*more witnesses may be added later*
The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at https://oversight.house.gov/. Press must be congressionally credentialed and must RSVP by emailing oversightgoppressrsvp@mail.house.gov by Monday, March 27 at 5:00p.