evidence: FACT CHECK: Did Betsy DeVos Say ‘Only’ 0.02 Percent Of Kids Are Likely To Die Once They Return To School? An image shared on Facebook claims Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said that "only" 0.02 percent of children returning to school would likely die from COVID-19. [...] A viral Facebook post now claims DeVos publicly admitted this decision would likely result in the deaths of children, saying, "So Betsy Devos today said ‘only’ .02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school. That’s 14,740 children."