Office of Gov. Mike DeWine
Gov. Mike DeWine told schools if they agreed to take vaccines, they need to honor the commitment they made to have students back in school March 1.
Updated: 8:02 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
Some Ohio schools aren’t adhering to their commitment to go back to in-person learning after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Gov. Mike DeWine.
During a surprise Friday evening press conference, DeWine warned that if schools don’t go back to school on March 1 as promised, he will redirect vaccine to other vulnerable populations.
“We have a small amount of vaccine,” DeWine said. “We’re trying to apply it where we can save the most lives.”
Gov. Mike DeWine says he won’t start vaccinations at Ohio schools that don’t reopen March 1
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks about his plans for the coming year during an interview at the Governor s Residence in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine said Friday he won t allow teacher vaccinations to start at schools that don t resume in-person classes March 1. (John Minchillo, Associated Press file photo)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday evening upped the pressure on Ohio schools to return to in-person classes on March 1, suggesting he would not begin teacher vaccinations at schools that don’t.
Some schools in Ohio say they won’t reopen for in-person learning by March 1st, despite superintendents having made a commitment to do so, in exchange for
SPLC Ranks Ohio No. 2 for Extremist Anti-Government Groups By Lydia Taylor Ohio
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OHIO Ohio had the second-most active anti-government extremism groups last year, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Out of the 566 identified by the SPLC s Intelligence Project across all 50 states, California had the most with 51, Ohio had 31 and Texas came in third with 29. The SPLC defines anti-government extremism as a group of people with apathy toward the government, and they usually define themselves as going against the New World Order. SPLC states although they do not normally condone violence, some do, and they partake in groundless conspiracy theorizing, or advocate or adhere to extreme antigovernment doctrines.