State taking action against towns not offering in-person learning

State taking action against towns not offering in-person learning

Massachusetts is taking action against two school districts over their education plans.

ANTOINETTE: EDUCATION ISOBVIOUSLY BEING IMPACTED ASCASES CONTINUE TO GROW.AND NOW THE STATE IS TAKING NEWACTION WHEN IT COMES TO WHICHSTUDENTS SHOULD BE INSIDE SCHOOLBUILDINGS.THE EYEOPENER’S JENNIFER EAGANIS LIVE AT THE STATE HOUSE WITHTHOSE DEVELOPMENTSJENNIFER: GOOD MORNINTHE STATE IS NOW AUDITING TOCOMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT MOVINGFORWARD WITH IN-PERSON LEARNING.THE LETTERS WENT OUT TO THEWATERTOWN AND EAST LONGMEADOWSCHOOL DISTRICTS.BY STATE MEASURES, BOTHCOMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN MOVINGDOWN WHEN IT COMES TO THE RISKOF CORONAVIRUS SPREAD IN RECENTREPORTS.THE STATE NOW WANTS TO SEE ATIMELINE ON WHEN BOTH DISTRICTSWILL SHIFT TO IN-PERSON LEARNINGFOR A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS.GOVERNOR BAKER HAS SAID HE WANTSCOMMUNITIES WITH LOWER RISKCOVID-19 TO GET AS MANY STUDENTSIN CLASSROOMS AS POSSIBLWATERTOWN AND EAST LONGMEADOWARE AMONG 16 COMMUNITIES THAWERE TOLD BACK IN SEPTEMBER THATTHEY COULD FACE AUDITS FOR NOTFOLLOWING HEALTH GUIDELINEA STATE EDUCATION SPOKESWOMATELLS "THE BOSTON GLOBE" THATMOST DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN MOVINGFORWARD IN THEIR IN-PERSONLEARNING TIMELIN