Several states have announced their plans to begin lifting social distancing measures and the federal government has issued new guidelines to reopen the country in phases, but it doesn't appear that students will return to the classroom this spring.Forty-three states in the US as well as Washington, DC, have issued orders that will keep students at home, according to a CNN tally of school closures. Delaware and North Carolina decided Friday to keep schools closed through the school year. All five US territories — American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands — also are closed for the remainder of the school year. "There's obviously no replacement for in person instruction in classrooms in terms of the relationships and the services," Delaware Gov. John Carney said. "But obviously doing what we can between now and the end of what would have been the school year — we want to get as much benefit for our students as possible."Other states have only recommended that local officials continue supporting students through distance learning models. Those states are California, Idaho,Kentucky,Maine, South Dakota and Tennessee. The Montana governor has given school districts the option to begin in-classroom learning as early as May 7.These orders and recommendations impact approximately 38.6 million public school students, according to Read More – Source
Several states have announced their plans to begin lifting social distancing measures and the federal government has issued new guidelines to reopen the country in phases, but it doesn't appear that students will return to the classroom this spring.Forty-three states in the US as well as Washington, DC, have issued orders that will keep students at home, according to a CNN tally of school closures. Delaware and North Carolina decided Friday to keep schools closed through the school year. All five US territories — American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands — also are closed for the remainder of the school year. "There's obviously no replacement for in person instruction in classrooms in terms of the relationships and the services," Delaware Gov. John Carney said. "But obviously doing what we can between now and the end of what would have been the school year — we want to get as much benefit for our students as possible."Other states have only recommended that local officials continue supporting students through distance learning models. Those states are California, Idaho,Kentucky,Maine, South Dakota and Tennessee. The Montana governor has given school districts the option to begin in-classroom learning as early as May 7.These orders and recommendations impact approximately 38.6 million public school students, according to Read More – Source
