JUST IN: Pres. Trump told governors during a Monday phone call that they should 'seriously consider' reopening their schools, according to a recording obtained by ABC News.
outbreak spread across the country this year, every U.S. state ordered schools closed or recommended they be shuttered, most through the end of the current academic year.A public school stands closed, April 14, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York.On April 16, the White House rolled out recommendations for states to roll back social distancing restrictions over three stages, providing they met certain testing,care and other criteria.
"I think the schools are going to be open soon," the president said."I think a lot of governors are already talking about schools being open."
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