Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a rare Friday night briefing to stress the importance of school districts keeping their word on returning to in-person learning.

DeWine previously told districts they needed a plan to return to the classroom in some form by March 1st to be given priority when it comes to getting the coronavirus vaccines.

Friday, he said a handful of districts have indicated they will break that promise. He mentioned three specific districts. None of the districts were local.

The governor stressed that school leaders were not required to send students back. But if they agreed to accept the vaccines, there was a written commitment to return to some form of in-person learning by March 1st.

"These kids that have been out of school since March, now that we know that there is a way to do it safely in school and now that we have the vaccine on top of that, it's really time to get the kids back in school," said DeWine. "We are not requiring even five days a week, simply saying back in school some."

The governor did not mention Youngstown City Schools.

However, the district has not yet completed a plan on when or how they will return to the classroom. 

They are the only local district in the valley that has remained fully remote.

A district spokesperson told 21 News that "the idea of the plan" is to have kids back in some form by March 1st. The district has not released a timeline on when details of a plan may be released.