After weeks of anxiously waiting, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced that he will be leaving the reopening plans up to individual school districts but called for in-person instruction.
In his executive order, Walz wrote that schools need to adhere to one of the three scenarios laid out by the Safe Learning Plan for 2020-2021. Those three models are in-person, distance learning, and a hybrid of both.
The guidance provided to school districts by the State of Minnesota shows a plan should be selected based on the number of COVID-19 cases per county over a two-week period.
According to recent data from the Minnesota Department of Health, schools in Aikin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Pine counties would be able to hold in-person learning.
That being said, the Safe Learning Plan also outlined what must be required in order for schools to hold in-person education.
School districts in East Central Minnesota will be kicking into overdrive with special school board meetings to be held in the coming days to finalize reopening plans.
This story is still developing. Stay tuned to FM 100.9/FM 106.5/AM 1350 or WCMP's website for future updates.
