evidence: Numerous posts circulating on social media websites claim Education Secretary Betsy DeVos downplayed the risk of reopening schools by saying "only" .02% of children are likely to die from COVID-19 when they return to school. [...] "Betsy DeVos said ‘only’ 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school. That's 14,740 children." [...] Social media posts claim that DeVos stated that "only" .02% of kids would die if they returned to school.