MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – Governor Tony Evers says he doesn’t see a need to step in with a new statewide order on whether or not to close or open schools this fall. He says he’s been in contact with districts and administrations and school boards and that local decisions are being made. “There are several rural school districts that are reopening in person, but they’re also, to their credit, offering a remote option to parents who feel uncomfortable doing that.”
Evers says what reopening looks like will be wildly different for small districts as opposed to large districts, and that needs for each can be weighed by schools boards. “At this point in time, there seems to be good discussion going on and I believe good decisions are being made.”
Evers says that he’s happy to see that even rural schools who are going to open in person are offering up long-distance options for students and parents who don’t feel safe sending their students to school. Several Republicans have accused the Governor of secretly planning to close schools for weeks.
