COVID-19: schools and reopening
What they say
Her campaign says her pandemic leadership saved lives and helped Ohio's economy and schools open earlier than other states.
“helped Ohio’s economy and schools open earlier than other states”
What the record shows
As health director she signed the order closing school buildings to students from March 17, 2020, and the stay-at-home order of March 22. On April 20 the governor said schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. On April 30 she signed the Stay Safe Ohio order, which let businesses reopen in stages. She stepped down on June 11, 2020.
Sources: Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Health, Office of the Governor of Ohio, Ohio Department of Health, Office of the Governor of Ohio, Office of the Governor of Ohio
Why there is no verdict here
No official record compares Ohio's reopening with other states or counts lives saved, so the claim can't be settled here.
Sources: Office of the Governor of Ohio, Ohio Department of Health
Limit: These orders came with Governor DeWine, who announced most of them. The record does not show her share of each decision.