Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls on high schools to go remote for next 2 weeks
DETROIT – Michigan officials are asking for schools to voluntarily suspend in-person learning due to spring break travel and the surge in COVID cases.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked that Michigan high schools voluntarily return to remote learning for the next two weeks to bring down rising cases.
“I’m strongly encouraging Michiganders to avoid dining indoors and avoid gathering with friends indoors for two weeks,” Whitmer said.
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Will Michigan schools pause youth sports due to COVID surge?
For more than a year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s press conferences brought with them concerns about tighter restrictions or hope of looser restrictions.
At Friday’s press conference, Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services suggested the state voluntarily pause on controversial issues, particularly shutting down school sports again.