Corcoran argued that mandatory face covering policies inhibit peer-to-peer learning in our classrooms and they may also unintentionally create a barrier for students and families who would otherwise choose in-person instruction if such a policy were not in place.
He added that the policies could also be especially detrimental to students with disabilities and students still learning English who would benefit from seeing a teacher s face and mouth.
Superintendents in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach have announced that students will be expected to return to classrooms in the fall, as online classes will be ending.
Schools shut down in March 2020 because of coronavirus and reopened in October for face-to-face learning, with some students or families choosing to remain in remote learning.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) When the next school year begins in August, students across South Florida will be expected to return to their classrooms.
Online classes, which started when schools shut down March 2020 because of the coronavirus, are ending in three of the state’s largest school districts. The superintendents in Miami-Dade and Broward counties made the announcement on Tuesday, while Palm Beach County officials announced their decision last Friday. Schools reopened for face-to-face learning in October and more than half of the students returned to the classroom.
“There will be no blended, hybrid or remote learning for students,” Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie told the School Board.
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