West Virginia may be changing its color-coded system for reopening schools again so every county in the orange will not have to switch to remote learning, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.

West Virginia is using a color-coded system based on new coronavirus cases per capita to determine which restrictions each county will have on schools. Green is the least restrictive and restrictions increase progressively when a county enters yellow, orange and red.

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