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Petition wants school closures to extend past May in Florida

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Petition wants school closures to extend past May in Florida
Petition wants school closures to extend past May in Florida

As many families adjust to their children distance learning, a new petition aims to keep students home longer.

STEAM, ASKING THE GOVERNOR NOTTO GET KIDS BACK INTO THECLASSROOM BY MAY.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'SCHRIS GILMORE IS LIVE.

CHRIS,YOU SAY SUPPORTERS ARE WORRIEDTHE RETURN WOULD ONLY SPREADTHE VIRUS.RIGHT NOW FLORIDA SCHOOLS ARECLOSED THROUGH MAY FIRST WHATHAPPENS AFTER THAT IS LARGELYDETERMINED BY HOW WELL WE AREABLE TO FLATTEN THE COVIDCURVE.LAST WEEK IN A ROUNDTABLEDISCUSSION GOVERNOR RONDESANTIS SAID NO DECISION HASBEEN MADE ABOUT WHEN STUDENTSWOULD BE RETURNING BUT ADDED,IF ITBACK IN SCHOOL.

SUPPORTERS OFTHE PETITION AGAINST A MAYRETURN TO SCHOOL SAY MORERESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE ONIF YOUNG PEOPLE AREASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS OF THECORONA VIRUS.

ACCORDING TO THELATEST MODEL FROM THEINSTITUTE FOR HEALTH METRICSAND EVALUATION...FLORIDA HAS NOT HIT ITS PEAKIN CORONAVIRUS DEATHSS YET,WEDATE UNTIL CLOSER TO THE ENDOF THE MONTH.WEARING A MASK DOES YOU NOGOOD IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ITRIGHT.

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