School won't resume this semester
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RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK...AND TONIGHT...WE'RE GETTINGCLARITYWHAT HAPPENS NEXT WITH CHILDRENANDEDUCATION...GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAYS KIDSWON'T BEHEADING BACK TO THIER SCHOOLBUILDINGSANYTIME SOON...BUT THE LEARNINGWILLCONTINUE FROM HOME... THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK HAS KEPTMISSISSIPPI'SSCHOOL-AGED KIDS OUT OF THECLASROOM FORQUITE AWHILE, AS THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMICSPREAD ACROSS THE STATE... CLASSWAS OUT FOR SPRING BREAK, THEN,STUDENTS BEGAN LEARNING FROMHOME,AS SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS WENTINTOEFFECT...GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAYS THAT'STHE WAYTHINGS WILL STAY FOR THE TIMEBEING...THE BEST THING FOR US INTOTALIIS TO GO AHEAD AND GIVEINDIVIDUAL PARENTS GUIDANCE, TOGIVE OUR SCHOOLSGUIDANCE UH THAT WE ARE GONNAHAVE BUILDINGS, UM CLOSED TOLARGE CLASSROOMS, AT LEASTTHROUGH THE END OF THISSEMESTERBUT HE SAYS SCHOOL IS NOT OUT...IN THE MEANTIME, REEVES ISEXPECTINGSTUDENTS TO KEEP UP THIER WORKTHROUGHDISTANCE LEARNING...ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION ISSCHOOL RETURING IN THE LATE PARTOFSUMMER, WELL BEFORE THE TIMEWHEN FALLSEMETERS NORMALLY BEGIN... BUTNO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE YET...I'M NOT GOING TO AT THIS POINTTEYOU THAT I'M MANDATING ANY KIDSGONNA BE IN A CLASSROOM THISSUMMER, UM...OR THAT THEY'REGONNA BE IN THE CLASSROOMEARLEIR WHEN SCHOOL STARTS INTHE FALLREEVES SAYS HE WILL BE WORKINGTO FIND A WAYTO MAKE SURE STUDENTS THAT NEEDTIME TO CATCH UP WITH CURRICULUMBECAUSEOF THIS TIME AWAY, WILL GET THEHELP THEYNEED...ONE GROUP WHO'S SCHOOL CAREER ISFOREVER ALTERED IS THOSEGRADUATINGSENIORS...THE GOVERNOR ALSO ADDRESSEDTHEISITUATION...NOW THAT FINALCLASSES, SPORTS,AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDINGGRADUATIONWILL BE MISSED OUT ON.I'M TERRIBLY SORRY THAT WE FINDOURSELVES IN THIS POSITION BUTSOMETIMES LIFE THROWS YOU ACURVEBALL GOVERNOR REEVES SAYS THATCURVEBALL ISONE OF MANY THAT LIFE WILLCONTINUE TOPRESENT...HE CONGRATULATED AND ENCOURAGEDSENIORSTO CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR THEMANYGOOD THINGS TO COME... GOVERNOR TATE REEVES ALSOANNOUNCING HEHAS ASKED LEADER