MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – During its first in-person meeting of the new school year, the Miami-Dade County School Board had two options: whether to stick to the plan they recently approved or follow the state education commissioner’s request to reopen schools on Oct. 5.
#BREAKING: Miami-Dade @MDCPS votes to reopen physical #classroom starting Oct. 5, then staggered until Oct. 9.
Throughout meeting, loss of #millions of $$ in #funding was repeatedly discussed and part of the reason for scrubbing their previous vote to start Oct. 14.
“It’s very frustrating,” said Miami-Dade School Board Member Lubby Navarro.
Staggered return for selected students begins on October 5. https://t.co/rSLYzzQKqT pic.twitter.com/gcL7cfSU37 — Miami-Dade Schools (@MDCPS) September 30, 2020Added Miami-Dade School Board Member Martin Karp: “We want to take everybody’s considerations into mind.