Dozens of schools push back against full-time in-person learning deadline
School officials say they had been planning later return Share Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021
School officials say they had been planning later return Share Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021
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Show Transcript THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. TONIGHT AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REFUSING TO GO BACK APRIL 19. WE DID SEND A LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONER THIS MORNING INDICATING THE BOARD’S DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A FULL RETURN ON MAY 3. AMY: THE SCHOOL BOARD MADE THE DECISION. MANY SCHOOL LEADERS ARE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO LOCAL CONTROL. SUPERINTENDENTS REMEMBER A TWEET FROM THE GOVERNOR LAST SUMMER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL CONTROL IN THIS CRISIS. THEN SUDDENLY THIS CAME OUT AND IT WASN’T LOCAL CONTROL. AND IT TOOK CONTROL AWAY FROM OUR LOCALLY CONTROLLED AND ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD. AMY: MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AMONG MORE THAN 20 THAT A