Most Rhode Island schools cleared to reopen soon

Governor Gina Raimondo’s coronavirus update at Vets auditorium on August 31, 2020. Pool photo by Kris Craig / The Providence Journal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Gina Raimondo says every public school district in Rhode Island except two has been given the go-ahead to resume in-person classes when schools reopen in September.

The Democrat said Monday that children are scheduled to return to school on Sept. 14 and “our expectation is that’s what you will do.”

To be ready, five metrics had to be met, including low hospitalization and spread rate statewide; an ability to return coronavirus test results within 72 hours; and having enough protective supplies.

Only Providence, the capital, and Central Falls haven’t met the metrics. Those cities have had the highest coronavirus rates in the state.

 

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