School won't resume this semester

Mississippi schools will remain closed for rest of semester.

THISSEMESTER.BUT HE SAYS THAT DOESN'T MEANTHEIRSTUDIES STOP BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC...16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONS TALKEDTO THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THAT TODAYDURING A NEWSBRIEFING.

HE JOINS US LIVE ATFIVE.SCOTT... THE GOVERNOR SAYS THERE WOULD BETOOMUCH RISK INVOLVED TO BRING KIDSBACK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THESCHOOL YEAR.STILL TOO MANY UNKNOWNS AS THESTATEIS EXPECTED TO BE WITHIN 2 TO 6DAYS OFREACHING IT'S CVOID 19 PEAKNUMBER OF CASES.SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR AMONTH AND WILL REMAIN OUT BUTDISTANCE LEARNING WILLREMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE REST OFTHESCHOOL YEAR.EACH DISTRICT HAS BEEN MASTER OFIT'SOWN FATE IN HOW THAT IS HANDLED.THEGOVERNOR SAYS HE EXPECTS THAT IFKIDS ARE DOING THEIR CLASSWORKTHEY WILLBE MOVED UP TO THE NEXT GRADE.BUT HE ALSO ADMITTED ..THERE ISSTILL A LOT TODO REGARDING EDUCATING KIDS AWAYFROM THE SCHOOL HOUSNOT EVERYONE HAS FANCY WEB CAMSAND FAST INTERNET, NOTEVERYONE HAS PARENTS WHO CANALSO BECOME FULLTIMETEACHERS THOSE ARE BLESSINGS BUTWE CANNOT EXPECT EVERYHOUSEHOLD WILL BE EQUIPPED TOHANDLE THIS THE SAME.... WE HAVEMORE WORK TO DI HOPR THE OPTION OF INPERSONSUMMER CAN HELP.

I KNOW OUREDUCATION COMMUNITY WILLDO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKESURE MISSISSIPPI KIDS DONT FALLBEHIND.THE GOVERNOR ACKNOWLEDGING THATTHERE ARE STILL A LOT OFUNKNOWNSREGARDING EDUCATION.HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WILL ALMOSTCERTAINLYGRADUATE BECAUSE THERE IS NOSTATETESTING THIS YEAR.

THE STATE'S SHELTER IN PLACEORDER SET TO EXPIRE IN LESS THANA WEEK.THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL MAKEAN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDINGWHETHER TOEND IT OR EXTEND IT IN THE NEXT2 TO 3 DAYS.LIVE IN JACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS 16WAPT NEWS.

THE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL HASMOVED TOHOLD A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEE