Ohio K-12 schools closed for the remainder of the academic year

[Marthe48]

Source: nbc4i.com

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Students will continue distance learning for the rest of the school year, DeWine said during his coronavirus briefing.

DeWine said the decision was made after talking to several parents, teachers, and administrators.

The governor laid out two reasons for the decision: the virus is still out there, and continuity for the students.

Read more: https://www.nbc4i.com/community/health/coronavirus/dewine-k-12-schools-closed-for-the-remainder-of-t

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Good idea

[MontanaMama]

1. Oh boy. The tRmp humpers

are gonna lose their shit.

[Marthe48]

2. I imagine the first state of many

that'll keep the schools closed the rest of the school year.

[MontanaMama]

3. Honestly...I'm hoping our governor makes the call

to close schools up here for the year. Google Classroom is a freaking nightmare to deal with. I’d like to see them end the term now and have the teachers and administrators spend the remainder of the school year getting it all figured out for when we get hit with this next year.

[Guilded Lilly]

6. And sane people won't care! As the mother of teachers, this was THE right choice...

Both my teaching kids have transitioned to remote schooling with great success. (Middle and high school students)
We all think positive things regarding education and schooling processes CAN come out of this, though they miss the hands on of teaching it has triggered some progressive concepts through technology.

Both have been able to “talk “ to the vast majority of their students through online apps as well.
They’ve also had weekly meetings with educators.

Thank you Gov. DeWine (he has been stepping up quite well) and school Administrations.

[Igel]

10. Yeah, just imagine if that happened in a red state.

I mean, the state would be loosening restrictions--how could it possibly cancel school until the end of the year? There'd be riots.

Take Texas, for example. It's notorious at this point for loosening restrictions.


Oh. Uh. Actually, the same executive order that "loosened" social distancing also closed schools for the rest of the year.

Never mind.

[Marthe48]

11. Ohio has become a red state

When I was growing up, it had Democratic senators and voted dem on presidents. Previous to my life, it was very repub. but I guess they got too corrupt to stomach for a couple generations.

[StarryNite]

4. Arizona has already made that call...thankfully!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Good decision!

There’s surely some parents who will be disappointed by it, since school is usually their daytime babysitter.

[Rebl2]

7. In the KC area

schools closed a month ago, but soon after they started school on line. The governor, a couple of weeks ago, said schools would not open back up this academic school year. I think all districts were still going to be having classes though on line until sometime in May.

[blueinredohio]

8. I was hoping he would do that.

My 12 year old granddaughter understands the social distancing, the 10 year old not so much. And our "job" was to pick them up after school so it's not like we could distance ourselves. I don't like DeSwine but I have to admit he has done a good job with this virus.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Illinois Did This Too

Either Friday or Saturday.
And IL was not at all the first. Probably more like 6th to do it.