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Boston Public Schools reopening plans delayed

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Boston Public Schools reopening plans delayed
Boston Public Schools reopening plans delayed

Boston Public Schools reopening plans were paused Thursday after the city’s COVID-19 positive test rate climbed over 4 percent.

I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OFHAVING SCHOOL FOR OUR YOUNGPEOPLE.WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY,WHAT WE WILL DO TODAY, WILL PUSHBACK THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STARTDATE FOR PHASE THREE FROMOCTOBER 15, WHICH WAS NEXT WEEK,TO OCTOBER 22.THAT MEANS AS OF NOW, K ZERO,K1, K2 KINDERGARTENS --KINDERGARTNERS.WE WILL EVALUATE THE DATA THATWE SEE FROM NOW AND THEN ANDLOOK AT WHERE OUR POSITIVITYRATE IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OFAUSTIN.TODAY, WEDNESDAY, OUR SCHOOLSARE FULLY REMOTE.WE WILL REOPEN TOMORROW TOCONTINUE SERVING THE HIGHESTNEEDS STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICTTO USE FAMILIES OPTED TO BEGINWITH HYBRID LEARNING LAST WEEK.THIS DECISION IS BASED ON THEGUIDANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTHEXPERTS

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