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Parents have mixed reaction to Greenville County Schools’ back to school plan

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Parents have mixed reaction to Greenville County Schools’ back to school plan
Parents have mixed reaction to Greenville County Schools’ back to school plan

Greenville County Schools has released its plan for keeping students safe and healthy this school year.

GREENVILLE COUNTY WITH MORE JOE.THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS ANDWE’RE NICE THAT FOR US THIS WASTHE RIGHT.ICE CATHERINE SCHUMACHER DEBATEDWEIGHED THE PROS AND CONS ANDULTIMATELY DECIDED TO GO WITH INPERSON LEARNING THIS YEAR INGREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLSWEARING MASKS IS LITERALLY THELEAST THAT WE CAN DO DISTRICTSFINAL PLAN CALLS FOR REQUIREDFACE MASK FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES2 THROUGH 12.ALL THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THATWEARING A MASK KEEPS OTHERSSAFE, AND IF WE KEEP OTHERS SAFEWE CAN KEEP TRANSMISSION RATESWE COULD START TO GET THEM DOWNAND WE CAN KEEP THEM UNDERCONTROL SOCIAL DISTANCING MORE.SO BE ENFORCED WITH NUALACLASSROOMS AND VISUAL MARKERSPLACED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL’SIS HARD FOR ADULTS TO KEEP THEIRMASKS ON AND TO FOLLOW THERULES.SO IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BEHARD FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND KIDSDO THE SAME RUSSIA NATE JONES ISOPTING FOR VIRTUAL SCHOOLINGTHIS YEAR.SHE HAS AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SONAND SAYS THE RISK OF SENDING HIMTO SCHOOL IN PERSON IS NOT WORTHTHE FACE TIME WITH THE TEACHERLIVES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THANSCHOOL RIGHT NOW.HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHERCLIFFORD LEE PLANS TO RETURN TOTHE CLASSROOM BUT HAS YET TOMAKE THE DECISION FOR HISDAUGHTER.HE SAYS DESPITE PRESSURE FROMPARENTS AND POLITICAL GROUPSGREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS PLANSHOULD STAY FLEXIBLE DEPENDINGON THE STATE OF COVID-19 ANDABOVE ALL KEEP STUDENTS IN MINDI WA IT WILL BE EVENTUALLY.

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