Pinellas County School Board Delays the Start of the School Year

Author Rachel Pitts

July 28th, 2020 6:39 PM

Pinellas County joins other Florida counties in pushing back the start of their 2020-2021 school year.

The original start date was set for August 12th, but after a Pinellas County School Board meeting, they have decided to push that back two weeks. The new start date is Monday, August 24th.

This decision comes as cases in Florida continue to increase. Hillsborough County, Pasco County and Polk County have also voted to delay the start of the school year.

LIST: Some National Stores That Require Masks and Other Policies

• AT&T Store

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  AT&T stated on July 2 on their website, "Masks are required to be worn by employees, customers and visitors in our stores and will be provided to customers who need them."

• Apple Store

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  Apple Store locations have been requiring customers to wear masks since May.

• Best Buy

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  Best Buy recently announced, "Everyone is required to wear a face covering so we can help protect each other. Please bring and wear a face mask or face covering that covers your nose and mouth during your consultation. We will supply a face covering if you don’t have one. Small children and those unable to wear one for health reasons may enter without one."
• Costco

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  Costco has required members and staff to wear masks since May 4.

• CVS

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  On July 16, CVS issued a statement saying, "With the recent spike in COVID-19 infections, we're joining others in taking the next step and requiring all customers to wear face coverings when entering any of our stores throughout the country effective Monday, July 20. To be clear, we're not asking our store employees to play the role of enforcer. What we are asking is that customers help protect themselves and those around them by listening to the experts and heeding the call to wear a face covering."

• Dollar Tree

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  Dollar Tree hasn't mandated a blanket mask policy, but they "request that our customers wear face coverings, and require face coverings where required by state or local ordinance."
• Kohl’s

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  Kohl's recently announced, "Beginning Monday, July 20, we will require all customers to wear a face covering while shopping in our stores."

• Kroger

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  Kroger announced masks will be required at all of their retail locations starting July 22. This includes all of the following store brands they own: Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, Harris Teeter, Mariano’s and Food 4 Less/Foods Co.

• Publix

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  Publix announced they will require all shoppers to wear masks beginning July 21.
• Sam’s Club

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• Starbucks

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  Starbucks have required all customers to wear masks as off July 15.

• Target

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  Target said they will require masks or face coverings to be worn at all of their locations starting August 1 and will provide disposable masks to those who don't have one.
• Trader Joe’s

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  Trader Joe's announced on July 15 that, "We request all customers wear a face covering while shopping in our stores."

• Verizon

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  Verizon recently announced, "Customers are required to wear cloth face coverings" inside their store locations.

• Walmart

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  Walmart announced it will require shoppers to wear masks at all of their locations starting July 20.
• Winn-Dixie

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  Winn-Dixie are not requiring their customers to wear mask, but they are "strongly encouraging" them to do so.

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