Back To School: Are Schools Prepared To Deal With Coronavirus?
Published Tue Mar 10 2020 10:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This week, we’re talking about COVID-19. As the illness spreads, how will schools balance the health and safety of students and teachers, with the necessity of uninterrupted education?
by John Bender
Today, we're talking with three people at various places in Rhode Island’s school landscape: Kirsten Murphy a Providence parent with two children in the public schools, Joseph Goho, superintendent of the North Providence Schools, and Ana Riley, a deputy commissioner at the State Education department working on response to the coronavirus.
An empty cafeteria at St. Raphael's Academy in Pawtucket. The school closed last week, and will remain closed until March 16th.