Raimondo Announces RI Schools Will Be Delayed 2 Weeks
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Raimondo Announces RI Schools Will Be Delayed 2 Weeks
Nearly three weeks after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a two-week delay, Raimondo has announced the same.
“Governor Raimondo’s top priority is ensuring that every school has the time it needs to fully implement critical safety measures for staff and students. As we approach the start of the school year, we have heard from school leaders that they would benefit from a couple more weeks to operationalize their plans for in-person learning,“ said her office in a statement.
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On June 10, Raimondo announced that Rhode Island public schools would return to the classroom on August 31.
Raimondo announced "It will look different," and added the following:
- There will be fewer kids on buses
- Masks are likely to be worn
- Desks will be further apart
- No one can go to school sick
On July 22, Raimondo said that the state would not "fall into fear mongering or politics" as it comes to reopening schools in the fall, and made the pronouncement that after planning, students will be "safer in schools" than not.
"We are going to get our kids back to school, and safe in school, and we are going to follow the science," said Raimondo at her weekly coronavirus press briefing.
"Don’t let anybody scare you. We’re going to do the hard work, the painstaking work of readying our schools and buses and communities," said Raimondo. "So that when we say it's time to go back to school, we will know it will be safe for you to go back to school."
"In fact, you’ll be safer in school than not being in school," said Raimondo. "We’re going to let science guide those decisions, guide us around the virus and around...the needs of our kids to be in school."