COLUMBUS (AP) — Governor Mike DeWine says nearly 600,000 schoolchildren in 325 Ohio districts will return to school this fall for in-person classes.
Here is a comparison between school districts' plans for #BackToSchool vs. our advisory map. It will be a challenge in red counties where students are also coming back in person. We, as communities, must work together to slow spread so that kids can stay in school. pic.twitter.com/BtShcQIBbi
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) August 13, 2020
The governor also says almost 400,000 students in 55 districts will be attending online, while about 380,000 students in 154 districts will be doing some combination of in-person and online classes.
He didn’t have information about 78 remaining districts.
DeWine said Tuesday he believes schools are doing a good job of getting ready for all options.
But the governor also said that children’s well-being will be influenced by community efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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The state on Friday reported 1,131 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 for a total of 106,557 and 3,784 deaths. There are 17,869 active cases, continuing a downward trend.