Mississippi’s school reopenings have been an utter disaster

[Jacob Siegal]

• Over 400 teachers and students in Mississippi have tested positive for the coronavirus as schools across the state begin to reopen for in-person learning.
• According to Mississippi's State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, COVID-19 cases have been reported at schools in 71 of the 82 countries throughout the state.
• Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says telehealth and testing for teachers will be expanded, but he has no plans to shut schools back down.

There are 82 counties in Mississippi, and on Monday, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said that 71 of those counties have reported COVID-19 cases in their schools, according to WAPT. 245 teachers and 199 students have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while another 589 teachers and 2,035 students are currently in quarantine because they were exposed to someone that tested positive.

This undoubtedly isn't the news parents and teachers wanted to hear as schools across the state reopen this week, which is why Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that school-based telehealth coverage will be expanded throughout the state and that diagnostic testing for teachers will ramp up.

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