Concerns over reopening Florida schools in May

As of Monday, online petition urging Governor DeSantis not to reopen Florida schools in May is gaining momentum.

Supporters fear doing so would only spread the Coronavirus further.

THE HERALD IS CONTINUING WITHTHE SUIT... USING A DIFFERENFIRM.THIS MORNING THERE’S AN ONLINEPETITION, TO STOP GOVERNDESANTIS FROM RE-OPENING FLORIDASCHOOLS IN MAY.SUPPORTERS ARE AFRAID IT WILLOPEN UP A SECOND WAVE OFCORONAVIRUJESSICA ALPERN IS LOOKING INTOWHAT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS TO SAYABOUT IT.AS OF THIS MORNING THAT PETITIONHAS GROWN TO NEARLY 10-THOUSANDSIGNATURES... WHICH IS THE GOACURRENTLY SET.PKG:THE PETITION STATES THAT FLORIDA*TEACHERS HAVE BEEN HEROESTHROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.AND THAT NOW... THEY NEED YOURHELP.WITH FLORIDA SCHOOLS SET TORE-OPEN ON MAY FIRST...SUPPORTERS CITE FEARS ABOU*ASYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALSSPREADING THE VIRUS TO TEACHERS.THEY’RE SPECIFICALLY WORRIEDABOUT CHILDREN BEINGASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERESPECIALLY GIVEN NEW DATA ABOUTWHEN THE STATE WILL SEE ITS PEOF CORONAVIRUS CASES.THE LATEST MODEL FROM THEINSTITUTE FOR HEALTH METRICS AEVALUATION SHOWED THE U.S. HITITS PEAK IN CORONAVIRUS DEATTHIS PAST WEEKEND.BUT EXPERTS SAY FLORIDA HAS YETTO REACH ITS OWN PEAK.(Miana’s morning vosot):Dr. Perez-Trepicho// MillenniumPhysician Group, Chief MedicalOfficer"This is the peak for thecountry but for Florida, it hasbeen moved to April 26th "THE PETITION WAS STARTEFOLLOWING REMARKS MADE BYGOVERNOR DESANTIS DURING AROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION LAST WEEK.Governor DeSantishttps://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/desantis-faces-criticism-for-suggesting-reopening-of-florida-schools/2218640/"This particular pandemic is onewhere, I don’t think nationwidethere’s been a single fatalityunder 25.

For whatever reason itjust doesn’t seem to threateyou know, kids"AND DURING A CORONAVIRUS TASKFORCE CORONAVIRUS AND DURING Akids"AND DURING A CORONAVIRUS TASKFORCE BRIEFING... DR. ANTHONYFAUCI RESPONDED TO A REPORTER’SQUESTION ABOUT DESANTIS.AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE MAYRE-OPEN SCHOOLS IN SOME CAPACITYIN MAY.Dr. Fauci:00https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/04/10/fauci-kids-could-get-infected-if-florida-reopens-schools-1274822"If you have a situation whereyou don’t have a real goodcontrol over an outbreak and youallow children together, thewill likely get infected...andthere’s likilihood they’ll bringit home."FAUCI CLARIFIED THAT HE’S NOTSPECIFICALLY SPEAKING ABOUTFLORIDONLY THAT HE’S SPEAKINGGENERICALLY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENSWHEN YOU HAVE INFECTIONS IN ACOMMUNITY, AND CONGREGATION OFPEOPLE... SUCH AS INCLASSROOMS...CALLING IT A RISK.TAG:DR. FAUCI ALSO CLARIFIED THATPEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 HAVEINFACT DIED FROM CORONAVIRDISEASE IN OUR COUNTRY.THE GOVERNOR DID NOTE DURINGTHAT ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION