MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida is not a very safe place for students to return to the classroom, a new report found.
WalletHub ranked the safest states in the country for students to get back to school.
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The top 10 safest states were:
- Vermont
- Maine
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Ohio
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Nebraska
The bottom 10 were:
- Florida
- Louisiana
- Utah
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
The list was created using 15 key metrics, including number of child COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children, average class size, and ratio of students to school nurses.
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