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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 08:00 PM Aug 2020

In Florida, a coronavirus showdown as DeSantis rejects Tampa-area schools plan

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/08/10/in-florida-a-coronavirus-showdown-as-desantis-rejects-tampa-area-schools-plan-1306786

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis took a hard line on school reopenings Monday, standing firm against Florida's third-largest school district in a showdown over classroom instruction and Covid-19.

DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday traveled to Hillsborough County to reiterate their case for re-opening schools just days after they rejected a plan from the county school district to hold online-only classes for its 223,300 students during the first four weeks of the fall semester slated to begin Aug. 24.

The potential educational benefits of in-person instruction outweigh the health risks of opening schools during the pandemic, DeSantis said at a Monday roundtable held at Winthrop College Prep Academy in Riverview.

“Some of this stuff is just not debatable anymore,” DeSantis said. “We’re going in a good direction in this area and that’s just the reality.”
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In Florida, a coronavirus showdown as DeSantis rejects Tampa-area schools plan (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2020 OP
Evil. Karadeniz Aug 2020 #1
Just you wait Ron DeSantis, just you wait! BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #2

BigmanPigman

(51,583 posts)
2. Just you wait Ron DeSantis, just you wait!
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 11:20 PM
Aug 2020

YOUR time is going to come very, very soon and it won't be pretty.

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