Schools prepare to reopen

Schools prepare to reopen

LIMIT TROY JOHNSON 16 WAPT NEWS,YOU KNOW PARENTS HAVE BEEN INLIMBO WONDERING HOW SCHOOLS WILLOPEN AND KEEP THEIR CHILDRENSAFE THE MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT ANNOUNCING ITS PLANSFOR STUDENTS TO RETURN TODAYJUST OVER A MONTH FROM NOW 16WAPT NEWS ROSS ADAMS EXPLAINSWHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE WITH ACOVID-19 PANDEMIC STILLSPREADING ACROSS MISSISSIPPISTUDENTS IN THE MADISON COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RETURN TOIN-PERSON CLASSES STARTINGAUGUST 17TH, ACCORDING TO ALETTER SUPERINTENDENT.CHARLOTTE SEALS SENT TO PARENTSTHIS WEEK.THE DISTRICT’S NEW GUIDELINESMANDATE FACE COVERINGS FORSTUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THECLASSROOM IF YOU PUT THEM IN THECLASSROOM, AND EVERYBODY HAS TOWEAR A MASK.I’VE BEEN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLSYSTEM BEFORE AND THEY’RECONSTANTLY THEY’RE YOU KNOW,THEY’RE NOT GOING TO KEEP A MASKON FACE COVERAGE WILL ALSO QUIETFOR STUDENTS WHO RIDE THE BUS TOSCHOOL HERE WE’RE AT IN PUBLICTODAY.IT’S HARD TO MAKE AFIVE-YEAR-OLD WEAR A MASK.AND IT’S HARD TO MAKE ASEVEN-YEAR-OLD WEAR A MASK.DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THERE WILLBE DISTANCE LEARNING OPTIONS FORSTUDENTS WITH HEALTH OR MEDICALPROBLEMS THAT MAY PREVENT THEMFROM BEING IN A TRADITIONALSETTING AS THE CORONAVIRUSREMAINS A THREAT ACROSS THESTATE MANY PARENTS ACROSS THEMETRO WORRIED ABOUT SENDINGTHEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.I’M KIND OF SCARED FOR MY SON TOGO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE I MEAN LIKEYOU DON’T KNOW WHERE EVERYBODYIS TRAVELING.YOU DON’T KNOW IF EVERYBODY ISFOLLOWING THE COVID-19GUIDELINES AND IT’S JUST AHIGH-RISK KIDS ARE HIGH RISKWITH VIRUSES ANYWAY, SO IT’SJUST A HIGH RISK.THAT’S WHY SOME PARENTS WANT TOSEE ALTERNATE DAYS WHEN STUDENTSARE IN THE CLASSROOM SOMESTUDENTS.COME ON A DAY SOME STUDENTS.COME ON BE DAY.ALL THE STUDENTS NOT THERE ATONE TIME AND IF STUDENTS HAVECOMPUTERS AT HOME, THEN DISTANTLEARNING.ARE YOU ANXIOUS ABOUT RETURNINGTO THE CLASSROOM?NOT REALLY?NO, I THINK PEARL IS ALWAYSALREADY PUT ALL THE PRECAUTIONSIN PLACE AND I FEEL VERY SAFEGOING BAD.I’M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT AT ALL.MADISON COUNTY ADMINISTRATORSCAUTION THEIR PLANS COULD CHANGEDEPENDING ON ORDERS FROM THEGOVERN