Gov. DeSantis says K-12 schools must stay closed until April 15, classes to resume remotely

"What we're saying to the schools is they still have to give those instructional hours," Corcoran said. "They're going to do a fantastic job."

Corcoran said four school districts are returning from spring break next week and will resume classes with remote instruction. He said kindergarten through fifth grade will do "innovative" things such as having drop-off points for take-home assignments biweekly, while grades 6-12 will have most students using online access to participate in online classes.

Corcoran said he was freeing up schools to allow unspent money from their budgets that is otherwise restricted to be spent on providing devices and internet access for low-income students who currently don't have them.

"As the other schools come online, because they have spring break and the one week off that ends in March, as those come on through April 15, all schools will be doing similar as is being done by Duval, Sumter, Collier and Union (counties). They're already doing it and up and ready to run by Monday."

Jim Little can be reached at jwlittle@pnj.com and 850-208-9827.