Watch: Washington state Gov. Inslee announced new school guidance Wednesday (Dec. 16)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had a virtual press conference for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, to talk about the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and “provide new guidance around schools,” according to an advisory from his office.

Joining Inslee for the press conference were: Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction; Jeff Snell, superintendent of Camas School District; Annalisa McCann, first grade teacher at Broadway Elementary in Spokane Valley; Ryan Peterson, school bus driver at Kennewick School District; Lacy Fehrenbach, assistant secretary of prevention and community health at the state Department of Health; Dr. Danielle Zerr, medical director of infection prevention and chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Seattle Children’s Hospital; and Joel Sacks, director of the state Department of Labor and Industries.

The press conference will be livestreamed via TVW, and you can view it below when it starts:

This story was originally published December 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM.

Sara Gentzler

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Sara Gentzler joined The Olympian in June 2019 as a county and courts reporter. She now covers Washington state government for The Olympian, The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald, and Tri-City Herald. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Creighton University.