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Mayor: Palm Beach County to enter Phase Two on Sept. 8, brick-and-mortar schools to reopen between Sept. 14 and 21

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Mayor: Palm Beach County to enter Phase Two on Sept. 8, brick-and-mortar schools to reopen between Sept. 14 and 21
Mayor: Palm Beach County to enter Phase Two on Sept. 8, brick-and-mortar schools to reopen between Sept. 14 and 21

Palm Beach County will enter Phase Two of Florida's reopening plan on Sept.

8, and brick-and-mortar schools will reopen "at some point" between Sept.

14 and 21, Mayor Dave Kerner announced on Friday.

HELP MORE BUSINESSESREOPEN...AND GET OUR CHILDRENSAFELY BACK INTO THECLASSROOM.

THE COUNTY WILLENTER PHASE TWO OF THE STATEREOPENING PLAN ON TUESDAYSEPTEMBER EIGHTH...SO WHENWILL SCHOOLS REOPEN?WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5S RYANHUGHES IS LIVE OUTSIDE THEEMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERWHERE A NEWS CONFERENCERECENTLY WRAPPED UP.A MAJOR TAKEAWAY - THE MAYORSAID GOVERNOR DESANTISAPPROVED HIS PERSONAL REQUESTTO DELAY SCHOOLS REOPENIUNTIL SEPT 21...BECAUSE THEMAYOR FEELS THE DISTRICT ISNOT READY.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTHASNDATE...BUT WE KNOW CHILDRENCAN START RETURNING TO THECLASSROOM SOMETIME BETWEENSEPT 14 AND THE 21ST...BUTPARENTS CAN ALSO DECIDE TOCONTINUE WITH VIRTUALLEARNING.ON TUESDAY - PHASE TWO WILLBEGIN IN STAGES.

ENTERTAINMENTVENUES LIKE BOWLING ALLEYS,MOVIE THEATERS, AND SKATINGRINKS CAN REOPEN WITH LIMITEDCAPACITY.

RETAIL STORES CAN GOTO 100-PERCENT.

RESTAURANTSWILL STAY AT 50-PERCENTCAPACITY INDOORS...BUT OUTSIDESEATING WILL BE 100- PERCENTCAPACITY.

THE MAYOR SAYINGAGAIN TODAY - MOST PEOPLEAGREE CHILDREN NEED TO GETBACK INTO CLASSROOMS...BUT ITNEEDS TO BE DONE SAFELY ANDBELIEVES AN EXTRA 7 DAYS WILLHELP.“ WHEN I SAW THE PLANPERSONALLY I DIDNCOMFORTABLE THEY WERE READY TOOPEN.

I THINK THE SCHOOL BOARDSHARES THAT CONCERN I THINK IFTHEY MEET AGAIN THERE WILL BEROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT TAKINGTHAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WASGRACIOUSLY GIVEN TO US BYGOVERNOR DESANTIS TO OPEN UP ALITTLE BIT LATER“DISTRICT LANGUAGE..... ANOTHERNOTE BARS WILL NOT BEREOPENING UNDER THISPHASE...AND THE COUNTY ASKINGEVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANTESPECIALLY LEADING INTOHOLIDAY WE

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