State signs off on Duval, Clay school districts’ plans for spring reopening
An empty Duval County Public Schools elementary classroom (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Education has signed off on the Duval County and Clay County school districts’ plans for spring reopening.
Under the state’s COVID-19 emergency order, school districts have to continue offering in-person classes five days a week.
The reopening plans allow the districts in Duval and Clay counties to continue receiving state COVID-19 relief funds.
School districts in Nassau, St. Johns and Bradford counties have not had their plans approved yet.
Click here for the list of approved plans.
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