AMID THIS PANDEMICARE THECHOICES FOR OUR CHILDREN BEINGDRIVEN BY POLITICS OR PUBLICHEALTHI’M PATRICK NOLAN, LOCALCOVERAGE CONTINUES HERE ONW-F-T-X.AS THE DEBATE OVER HOW TO REOPENFLORIDA SCHOOLS HEATS UP ACROSSOUR STATE4 IN YOUR CORNER’SKATIE LAGRONE IS TAKING A CLOSERLOOK AT THE MOTIVATION BEHINDSOME OF THESE DECISIONS.(21-30)(136-142)(201-214)IN PALM BEACH COUNT━ BACK TOSCHOOL THIS SEMESTER WILL BECOMPLETELY ONLINEBROWARD’S SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTPLANS TO FOLLOWAND AS OF TODAYMIAMI DADESCHOOLS ARE PLANNING TO REOPENONLINE ONL━ FOR AT LEAST THEFIRST TWO MONTHS.2:23- certainly you can readpolitics into anythingDR. SUSAN MACMANUS IS A TAMPABASED- POLITICAL ANALYST2:28- the reality is if you lookat COVID 19 and where it is, thehot zone- and where it affectsthe most children is clearly inthe south florida schooldistricts that have decided togo all online.RED ZONES FOR THE PANDEMICBUTPREDOMINATELY BLUE ZONES DURINGELECTIONS-1:11- it’s long been the historyof florida that its women withchildren who are often the swingvoters that tip an election oneway or another so certainlyschool officials are paying alot of attention to it as weas politicians.LAST MONTH, FLORIDA’S EDUCATIONCOMMISSIONER AND FORMER STATEREPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER RICHARDCORCORAN , SIGNED AN EXECUTIVEORDER MANDATING SCHOOLS OFFERSTUDENTS IN -PERSON INSTRUCTIONFIVE DAYS A WEEKA FEW DAYS LATE━ PRESIDENTTRUMP ISSUED A PRESSURE FILLEDTWEET━ THAT EVEN THREATENED TOPULL FEDERAL FUNDS FROM SCHOOLSTHAT DON’T OPEN.1:00- fear doesn’t help uscombat the virusGOVERNOR DESANTIS, WHO HAS LONGMADE THE CASE FOR REOPENINGBRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS- LATERADDRESSED THE STATE3:32- while the risks tostudents from in person learningare low, the cost of keepingschools closed are enormous.STILL, MACMANUS SAYS ALLEVIDENCE SUGGESTS IT’S PARENTSAND PUBLIC HEALTH DRIVINGDECISIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTSAND THEIR BOARDSNOT POLITICS.4:40- i think its much more of apractical consideration and areal time look at covid 19incidences and areas, the makeup of the school children, thedensity of the population, theavailability of childcare.IT’S A CHOICE LAWMAKERS━REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT - AREFINDING THEMSELVES WEIGHING4:28- we think our kids learnbest in schoolREPUBLICAN SENATOR JEFF BRANDEPLANS TO SEND HIS KIDS BACK TOCAMPUS IN PINELLAS COUNT━WHIILE REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVERENE PLASCENCIA TOLD ME HE’SKEEPING HIS KIDS HOME INORLANDO8:06- the bottom line is onesize does not fit all whetheryou’re a democrat or republicanthere’s not going to be thunanimity in what your decisionis based upon your p
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