Florida schools to be closed for the remainder of the year

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday that Florida schools will continue with distance learning for the remainder of the school year. Schools have been distance learning since the coronavirus outbreak prompted campuses to close in late March. Coronavirus in Florida: The latest infoDeSantis said officials spoke with people across the state about shutting schools down for the year, before he made the decision. He said there were differing opinions among parents. "Some parents were not interested in their kids going back, some others, it’s been tough around the house, the would’ve liked for them to go back,” DeSantis said. DeSantis said that as officials looked at the clock and what a return would’ve looked like, they came to the decision that distance learning was the best path forward for the remainder of the year. "We’ve got pretty good momentum for distance learning. It’s obviously not the ideal situation, but given where we are in the school year, we felt that that was the best decision to go forward," DeSantis said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday that Florida schools will continue with distance learning for the remainder of the school year.

Schools have been distance learning since the coronavirus outbreak prompted campuses to close in late March.


DeSantis said officials spoke with people across the state about shutting schools down for the year, before he made the decision. He said there were differing opinions among parents.

"Some parents were not interested in their kids going back, some others, it’s been tough around the house, the would’ve liked for them to go back,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis said that as officials looked at the clock and what a return would’ve looked like, they came to the decision that distance learning was the best path forward for the remainder of the year.

"We’ve got pretty good momentum for distance learning. It’s obviously not the ideal situation, but given where we are in the school year, we felt that that was the best decision to go forward," DeSantis said.