(Johnston)– Iowa schools will remain closed the rest of the school year. That announcement today (Friday) from Governor Kim Reynolds…
“Believe me I would like nothing more than to stand before you today and announce that Iowa will be open for school in May. But as we look at what the data is telling us now I can’t tell you with certainty based on the Department of Public Health’s data that they’re providing to the office that early May will be the right time for students, teachers and staff to gather again in their classrooms. So therefore I regret to say that Iowa schools will not re-open for this school year. But school districts will be required to continue to provide continuous learning opportunities for their students until the end of the regular school year.”
The Governor didn’t say whether that decision will come into play with re-opening parts of the state’s economy in early May.
The Governor also gave an update on the growing outbreaks at a number of the state’s packing plants…
“The Department of Public Health has activated additional support teams to help these businesses and others conduct testing, contact tracing, as well as prevention.”
Governor Reynolds again today (Friday) said the number of tests at the plants, as well as long term care facilities, will be greatly increased in coming days.
