Keeping kids safe this fall

AND MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTSARE RELEASING THEIR PLANS...FOR SAFELYBRINGING STUDENTS BACK TOCLASS..

TODAY THE GOVERNORANNOUNCED... 10-MILLION INDOLLARS IN P-P-E FOROKLAHOMA SCHOOLS.

SAYING THESTATE WILL GIVE MASKS, FACESHIELDS, GLOVES AND GOWNSTO SCHOOLS.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER... TELLS US WHYGOVERNOR STITT WANTS SCHOOLSOPEN - AND HIS PLAN FORTESTING TEACHERS.

KATIE?GOVERNOR STITT MADE IT VERYCLEAR HE WANTS KIDS TO BE INSCHOOL THIS FALL.

SAYINGIT'S HARMFUL TO CLOSE THEM.GOVERNOR STITT SAYS SCHOOLSSHOULD PROVIDE THE DISTANCELEARNING OPTION FOR STUDENTSWHO NEED IT.

BUT - CHILDRENNEED SCHOOLS OPEN FOR MEALSALONG WITH MENTAL HEALTH ANDSOCIAL SERVICES.

HE SAYSTHE P-P-E WILL PROTECT BOTHTEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

HEALSO ANNOUNCED A NEWEXECUTIVEORDER FOR THE STATE HEALTHAND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS TOWORK TOGETHER TO TESTTEACHERS FOR THE VIRUS ON AMONTHLY BASIS.

WHILE HEADVOCATES FOR IN- PERSONSCHOOL - HE WILL LETDISTRICTS DECIDE WHAT THISYEAR WILL LOOK LIKE.00:19:40:14-00:19:52:27 GOV.STITT "We believe in localdecisions.

And so that's whywe're leaving that up to thelocal school boards that areelected and thesuperintendents that areelected and hired and theyhave to make thosedecisions for theircommunity."STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOYHOFMEISTER WAS NOT AT THEPRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.SHE'S PREVIOUSLY SAID SHEFAVORS DISTANCE LEARNINGTHIS FALL.

IN A STATEMENTABOUT THE P-P-EFUNDING SHE SAYS IN PART:"It is critical that everyeffort be made for our kidsand teachers to return toschool, and the evidence isclear that face masks -along with face shields,gloves and gowns - arecrucial for that to happen."GOV.

STITT SAYS THEY PLANGET P-P-E TO THE SCHOOLS BYAUGUST 14TH.

LIVE IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.WE'RE TACKLING A LOT OFQUEST