The battle over schools reopening as cases of the coronavirus grow continues to be a major concern for parents across the country.
President Trump is pressuring governors to reopen schools but many experts, parents, and teachers are worried most parts of the country are not ready.
ABC's Stephanie Ramos takes a look.
CORONAVIRUS GROW CONTINUESTO BE A MAJOR CONCERN FORPARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PRESSURINGGOVERNORS TOREOPEN SCHOOLS -- BUT MANYEXPERTS, PARENTS ANDTEACHERS ARE WORRIED MOST PARTSOF THE COUNTRY ARE NOTREADY.ABC'S STEPHANIE RAMOS TAKES ALOOK.THIS MORNING - PRESIDENT TRUMPDIALING UP THE PRESSURE TOREOPEN SCHOOLS AT A WH FORUMTUESDAY - TWEETING ANDSAYING SCHOOLS ACROSS THECOUNTRY NEED TO OPEN IN THE FALLDESPITE A SURGE IN CORONAVIRUSCASES IN AT LEAST 31 STATES.DR ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS IFINFECTION RATES ARE LOWENOUGH, SCHOOLS SHOULD REOPEN BYFOLLOWINGSAFETY MEASURES.FAUCI W/ DOUG JONES IN ALABAMALIVE STREAMYOU'VE GOT TO FOLLOW THEGUIDELINES BASED ONINFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY.DESPITE PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENTTRUMP ?
IT'S ULTIMATELYUP TO STATES AND LOCALJURISDICTIONS TO DECIDE WHEN ANDHOW TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.
IN NEWYORK, WHERE COVID 19INFECTIONS HAVE SLOWED -GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMOSAYS THERE'S BEEN NO DECISIONMADE YET.NY/CUOMO SOUNDWE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY, CHILDRENSHOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL UNTILWE KNOW IT'S SAFE.IN FLORIDA - WHERE THERE WEREMORE THAN SEVEN THOUSANDNEW COVID CASES REPORTEDYESTERDAY?
THE STATE ISSUING ANEMERGENCY ORDER REQUIRING ALLSCHOOLS TO OPEN IN AUGUST"AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FORALL STUDENTS."WENDY SETH FROM ST AUGUSTINE,FLORIDA -DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE DECISION?SHE IS ENROLLING HERTHREE KIDS IN ONLINE SCHOOL FORTHE FALL.SOT WENDY SETH TBD 5:30 PMINTERVIEWFOR ME THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLEBECAUSE IF YOU ARE ACTUALLYSAYING, OKAY, LET'S GO BACK ANDTHEN LET'S SEE WHO GETSCOVID.
IT'S GOING TO BE ONECHILD IS IT GOING TO BE 100CHILDREN, ISIT GOING TO BE THOUSANDS OFCHILDREN BECAUSE ALL OFFLORIDA'S OPENING UP.ADAM ROTH IS A TEACHER INMOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY.
HESAYS HE'S EAGER TO GET BACK INTHE CLASSROOM -- BUT STUDENTSAFETY COMES FIRST.ADAM ROTH SOT
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