SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is loosening school reopening guidelines amid a resurging coronavirus pandemic, and pleading with reluctant teachers to return to the classroom, particularly those tasked with educating the youngest and neediest students. Inslee, a Democrat, on Wednesday unveiled the state’s latest reopening standards, which urge schools to begin phasing in in-person learning no matter what the community COVID-19 infection rates are, and to resist reverting back to remote learning should transmissions further increase. That’s a stark departure for the Democratic administration, who has until now taken a more cautious approach. The ultimate decision on how and when to reopen schools is up to individual districts.
Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning
