Atlanta Public Schools to recommend starting school year with virtual learning

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The head of Atlanta Public Schools will recommend that schools open virtually with a new start date of August 24, the district says

A gym owner filed a class action lawsuit against New York state Thursday arguing its business is “essential” and should be allowed to open as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.

Mermigis said these businesses employ between 65,000 and 75,000 people across the state and that not being able to open means they have lost “hundreds of millions” in profits. The suit was filed in New York state court. Mermigis said that because New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said the state has some of the lowest infection rates in the country, it’s time to open them.

Jason Conwall, a spokesperson for Cuomo, said his office has not reviewed the suit but that the actions taken by the governor were intended to, and did, curb the rise of infection in the state, and allowed the state to avoid subsequent spikes of infection.

 

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Unbelievable situation with APS schools. Incredible there is no option for face to face in person learning to start the school year! Leave your politics out of my kids education. Moral failure of epic proportion. WTJPrincipal apsupdate BOEAPS DrLisaHerring IngrahamAngle

Great. Child abuse will sky rocket, children will go hungry and they get a shitty online education. Double plus good comrade. 👏👏👏

Virtual Pre-K........🤣

Virtual= Online , smart decision.

This is the right decision.

why not begin the day after Labor Day, like we used to do.

Yep. Virtual is best. All our states need to follow this example. I don't have kids. But still, I don't think parents should allow Trump and his crappy administration to put them at risk or in danger. We got way too many cases still.

Good keep kids safe. They are not test subjects! This virus, we don’t know long term affects as yet. Best be safe than sorry. Atlanta isn’t doing so good with the virus anyways so bring that number down then y’all about opening schools. Smh

Clearly she's not eating school lunches.

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