Judge denies request by Palm Beach County teachers to temporarily close brick-and-mortar schools

A Palm Beach County judge on Tuesday denied a request by a group of school district employees who wanted brick-and-mortar schools to be temporarily closed over fears of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A JUDGE HAS DENIED THEINJUNCTION FILED BY A GROUP OFPALM BEACH COUNTY TEACHERSSEEKING TO HALT BRICK- AND-MORTAR INSTRUCTIONTEMPORARILY DUE TO THEPANDEMIC.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMICHELLE QUESADA SPOKE WITHTEACHERS WHO SAY THEY ARERUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS...THE JUDGE SAID IN HIS ORDERWHILE HE IS NOT UNSYMPATHETICTO THE PLAINTIFF'S CONCERNS--- BUT THAT POLICY MAKERS --MEANING ELECTED OFFICIALS MUSTBE THE ONES TO DETERMINE WHENAND HOW BUSINESS ANDGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS RE-OPEN.... SOME PALM BEACHCOUNTY TEACHERS AFRAID TORETURN TO THE CLASSROOMTHEY ARE RUNNING OUT OFOPTIONS& 9:13 IHAVE ABOUT 10 MORE DAYS ANDTHEN I HAVE TO MAKE THEDECISION TO RETIRE - I WILLNOT GO BACK BRICK AND MORTARIT IS NOT SAFE E-S-E TEACHERCAROL DELONG - A PLAINTIFF INTHE CASE -- IS USING SICKTIME& AND WAS HOPING FOR GOODNEWS THIS WEEK.

BUT A JUDGEHAS DECIDED TO DENY THEINJUNCTION SEEKING TEMPORARYCLOSURE OF BRICK AND MORTARINSTRUCTION IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOLS.

9:54 I HAVE ANUNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONTHAT WOULD PUT ME AT HIGH RISK- TO ME ITIT.

ICAREER WHY WOULD I TAKE THATRISK?

ATTORNEY BARRY SILVERHAS ALREADY SAID HE PLANS TOAPPEAL THE JUDGE6:21 HOW MANY DEAD TEACHERSAND STUDENTS WILL IT TAKEBEFORE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TOPROTECT THE LIVES OF TEACHERSHOW OUTRAGEOUS TO SUGGEST THATTHERETEACHERS LIVES TO DATESCHOOL DISTRICT HAS 22CONFIRMED COVID CASES - 15EMPLOYEES AND 7 STUDENTS SINCETHE START OF IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION.

THE DISTRICT SAIDIN A STATEMENT“THISLITIGATION IS PROOF OF THECHALLENGING SITUATION CREATEBY THE PANDEMIC.

WE ARE ALL INTHIS TOGETHER AND HOPE OURSTUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE ASUCCESSFUL YEAR, DESPITE THECHALLENGES.“ MICHELLE QUESADAWPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.