With the new school year just weeks away parents remain confused and anxious about what’s going to happen in the fall.
Congress will hold a meeting next week to discuss school reopenings.
But the White House is blocking officials from the CDC from testifying at that hearing.
White House officials say CDC director Doctor Robert Redfield has already testified recently and they want doctors to be focused on the pandemic response.
The chairman of the committee said in a tweet: “It is alarming that the Trump administration is preventing the CDC from appearing before the committee at a time when his expertise and guidance is so critical to the health and safety of students, parents and educators.”
The move comes as the CDC has postponed its plan to release proposals for reopening classrooms.
Earlier this week the CDC director was urging mask use as critical to healthy schools.