Florida education secretary issues executive order to reopen schools this fall
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida schools will be physically open this fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which shows no signs of slowing, according to a statewide executive order issued Monday.Florida Department of Education Secretary Richard Corcoran signed the order Monday that was created with the goal of reopening all brick-and-mortar schools for at least five days a week for all students beginning in August, according to the executive order.The executive order was signed Monday around 11 a.m., hours later President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter, “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!”Florida has reported more than 206,000 cases of COVID-19 since March and nearly 3,900 have died statewide in the same time period.Before Florida schools reopen.
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