Coronavirus Watch: Is this how schools will reopen?

The key to reopening schools: pool noodles, hula hoops and hand sanitizer? As the nation prepares to return to the classroom this fall, a rural Montana school shows the way. 

It's Tuesday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's the latest news, as of 2:30 p.m. ET:

• The U.S. is nearing 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. See a map here.
• Ozarks pool party trouble: After videos showed hundreds of people crowding pools at Lake of the Ozarks, health officials are now asking partygoers to self-quarantine for 14 days. 
• New York milestones: As the state continues to reopen, two vital metrics have dropped to the lowest levels since the outbreak began: Number of deaths and hospitalizations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.  
• A stunning number of teachers and students may not return to reopened schools this fall: 1 in 5 teachers say they're unlikely to return, while 6 in 10 parents say they would be pursuing online learning instead of sending their kids back to the classroom, a Paste BN/Ipsos poll finds.
• U.S. stocks raced higher following the three-day Memorial Day weekend break. Sign up for The Daily Money newsletter. 
• The Supreme Court refused the Trump administration's request to block a lower court order demanding increased efforts against the spread of the coronavirus at a low-security federal prison in Ohio. It's the court's most significant intervention to date related to the deadly impact of COVID-19 inside federal prisons.
• The ban on travelers from Brazil, aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, takes effect tonight. The nation is the second hardest-hit country.
• Not saving money? You're not alone. Almost half of Americans say the pandemic has cost them financially, even though they aren't going to restaurants, paying for childcare or buying clothes. Here's where we're spending our money.

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– Rachel Aretakis, breaking news editor, @raretakis