Tuesday, August 25, 2020

School shutdowns urged despite local COVID-19 rates

A group of House Democrats says the state should mandate school closures based on counties’ COVID-19 rates. But the data shows that system could force schools to close even when there is little or no COVID-19 present.


Under a proposal developed by staff at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, school-closure mandates would have been tied to a state Department

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs School shutdowns urged despite local COVID-19 rates