Governor Beshear has recommended school districts across the Commonwealth don’t consider in-class instruction until at least September 28th.
During his coronavirus briefing last night at the capitol, the governor was asked if there are plans to report COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. “Our goal is to have a transparency at the state level and at the local level that protects the individual student’s health information and identity but can give parents the information that they deserve because they may think that it’s safe to send a child back, but that can change,” said Beshear.
The governor was also asked about ongoing efforts to get unemployment benefits to Kentuckians. Beshear said plans still call for opening up more regional offices in time. “But we have to get as caught up as we can before doing it. Once we’re caught up or once we’re close and moving into the future we need regional offices but if we were to pull too many resources right now we would not get through those people who have been waiting for far too long and they are our priority,” explained Beshear.
Beshear said preliminary work is underway on forming a one year budget recommendation. The general assembly earlier this year, broke tradition, and passed a one year spending plan. With the uncertainties brought on by COVID-19, the governor said putting a budget together is quote, “like building an airplane while you’re flying it with a third of the parts.” Beshear reported 376 new cases and five additional deaths Monday.
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