State schools chief expects classrooms to reopen this fall
OLYMPIA — Students and teachers should be looking to return to classrooms this fall — if the coronavirus outbreak doesn’t surge again in Washington.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said Thursday every school should prepare to reopen and operate in accordance with social distancing, good hygiene practices and other health department requirements.
“We are opening this fall, provided it is safe,” he said at a news conference “This will not be easy. The presumption here is we’re coming back.”
Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation late Thursday clearing the path for classroom doors to swing open. But in a statement, he said they might not if COVID cases spike upward or spread.
“This virus is unpredictable and has upended our regular ways of doing everything. We cannot guarantee that school will open in fall,” he said. “Kids need to be learning but they also need to be safe and healthy.”
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