Reynolds: Des Moines Students Must Now Return to Classroom
Johnston, Iowa – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday urged Des Moines school officials to give up their effort to educate all students remotely because of the coronavirus, after two judges decided that the state can impose its rules on school districts.
Reynolds said the state’s largest district is alone in refusing to develop a plan for in-person instruction and needs to work with the state to develop a plan for students to safely return to school.
“My hope is that we can sit down with the Department of Education and Department of Public Health and start to walk through what we can do to bring them in compliance with the return to learn plans,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds noted that judges in Polk and Johnson counties this week affirmed the state has the authority to require local districts to hold in-person classes, even if there are increased health risks.
– Associated Press
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