Savannah Superintendent: It’s Still Unsafe To Reopen Schools

Soaring coronavirus infections in Georgia have made it unsafe to reopen classrooms for Savannah-area public school students in the fall, the local school superintendent said Friday.

With more than 37,000 students, the Savannah-Chatham County public school system is one of Georgia’s largest outside metro Atlanta. Superintendent Ann Levett told reporters she will ask the school board next week to continue online classes and other virtual learning options when the new school year starts in August.

“It is very difficult to ignore the fact that cases are continuing to rise and they are rising exponentially,” Levett said, adding that school officials are “morally obligated” to protect students from infection.