GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools

GOP blocks Kansas governor's plan to delay reopening schools

STUDIO, RIGHT?AND THAT’S ENCOURAGING JOHNNY.THANK YOU.HEY, HERE’S A BIG QUESTION.WE WISH WE KNEW THE ANSWER TOWHEN DOES SCHOOL START INKANSAS?WELL, THE ANSWER IS CHANGING.IT’S ALL OVER THE MAP NOW,KANSAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONSHOT DOWN GOVERNOR LOWER KELLY’SORDER TO DELAY THE START OFSCHOOL STATEWIDE UNTIL AFTERLABOR DAY KMBC 9S.MARTIN AUGUSTINE JOINS US LIVETHIS MORNING IN OLATHE TO BRINGUP TO SPEED ON WHAT’S GOING ONWHAT HAPPENS NEXT MARTIN?YEAH, CODY TONIGHT HERE AT THEBOARD OF EDUCATION BUILDING ANOLATHE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREWILL MAKE ITS DECISION ON WHENTO START SCHOOL GOVERNOR KELLY,OF COURSE WANTING ALL THESCHOOLS TO WAIT ON STARTINGSCHOOL BECAUSE OF RISINGCOVID-19 INFECTION RATESEDUCATION IS HE SAID THERE CODYESSENTIALLY BLOCKING THEGOVERNOR’S ORDER WHICH PUT THEDECISION TO START SCHOOL ON EACHSCHOOL DISTRICT A COUPLE OF BIGDISTRICTS ARE GOING WITH THEGOVERNOR’S RECOMMENDATIONSHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOLS WILLWAIT UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY ITSSIDE ON A SPECIFIC DATE NEXTWEEK THE BLUE VALLEY SCHOOLDISTRICT WILL BEGIN CLASSES ONSEPTEMBER 9 NOW, THIS ISSOMETHING THAT DOESN’T SITPARTICULARLY WELL WITH GOVERNORKELLY IN A STATEMENT RELEASED ONSOCIAL MEDIA.SHE SAYS THE STATE BOARD’SDECISION QUOTE PUTS OURSTUDENTS.KELLY THEIR FAMILIES AND OURECONOMY AT RISK.REPORTING LIVE IN OLATHE MARTINAUGUSTINE KMBC 9 NEWS MARTIN.THANK YOU, KANSAS CITY, KANSASPUBLIC SCHOOLS.SUPERINTENDENT.MEANWHILE SAYS PLANS TO HOLDONLINE ONLY CLASSES MIGHT CHANGEIF CASES IN THE METRO CITY.COUGH DROP KCK SCHOOL BOARDVOTED TO PUSH BACK THE START OFTHE YEAR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9TH.NO IN PERSON CLASSES WILL BEOFFERED FOR THE FIRST NINE WEEKSOF THE SCHOOL YEAR.SO THAT MEANS THEY WON’T HAVEANY TO THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBERDISTRICTS NOW WORKING TO GETEQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES WHO MIGHTNOT HAVE INTERNET SERVICE TRYAND HELP BRIDGE THAT DIG