Michigan, Department of Education issued the following announcement on April 2.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed today Executive Order 2020-35, which will close school facilities in Michigan for the remainder of this school year as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. School districts are required by the Executive Order to develop plans for educating their students remotely.
State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice offered the following comment:
“In this public health crisis, the governor continues to put public health first. I appreciate her efforts to address public health and public education needs at this extraordinarily difficult time.
“Michigan educators are creative, intelligent, and hard-working. Given the very different circumstances within and across districts in Michigan, they will do their best to provide for the needs of children during this pandemic.”
Original source can be found here.
Source: Michigan, Department of Education
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