Palm Beach County School Board pushes school start date to Aug. 31

The Palm Beach County School Board unanimously approved by a vote of 7-0 Wednesday to delay the start of the upcoming academic year by three weeks until Aug.

31.

SCHOOLS.

A CRITICAL DETAIL ASPARENTS AND TEACHERS COME UPWITH THEIR PLANS ON HOW TOHANDLE THE SCHOOL YEAR.

PALMBEACH COUNTY'S DECISION IS TODELAY THE YEAR UNTIL AUGUST31ST IN WHAT IT SAYS WILL BEDISTANCE LEARNING FOR ALLSTUDENTS TO START.

THIS COMESAS THE GOVERNOR IS EMPHASIZINGTHE NEED FOR PARENTAL CHOICE.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON HAS NEW INSIGHT.NATS: (VO) WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE NEWSCHOOL YEARS START DATE FORAUGUST 31ST.

AND THEY BACKEDTHE PLAN RECOMMENDED BYSUPERINTENDENT DR. DONALDFENNOY FOR DISTANCE LEARNINGTO START THE YEAR..

NATS: (VO)SITTING AT DISTRICTHEADQUARTERS AS IT ALL PLAYEDOUT WAS RANDY MAALE.

(SOT10:44:38)RANDY MAALE (MOLLY)-CONCERNED PARENT OBVIOUSLY ACHOICE IS A VERY LOGICAL THINGTO DO AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'TFEEL COMFORTABLE SURE THENVIRTUAL LEARNING IS A GREATOPTION.

BUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVESPECIAL NEEDS, WHO SIMPLYTHEIR NEEDS CAN'T BE METVIRTUALLY THAN WE NEED ANDOPTION TOO.

NATS: (VO) MAALEHAS TWIN BOYS WHO ARE BOTH ONTHE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

(SOT10:43:41) 11 SEC MY HOPE FORTONIGHT IS THAT WE CAN REACH ACOMPROMISE THAT THE SCHOOLDISTRICT IS WILLING TO TAKE ALOOK AT THAT.

TO INCLUDE ALLTHE ESE CLASSES AND ANYONE WHOHAS AN IEP INTO PHASE TWO.NATS: (VO) THIS EVENING -GOVERNOR DESANTIS WEIGHED INON THE ISSUE SAYING TEACHERSAND STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVENOPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TORETURNING.

(SOT 03:09:18) 13SEC KEEPING SCHOOLS WILLEXACERBATE EXISTINGACHIEVEMENT GAPS BETWEENDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, LEAD TOMORE KIDS DROPPING OUT OFSCHOOL, DISPROPORTIONALLYIMPACT THE LEAST ECONOMICALLYFLORIDIANS.

NATS: (VO) THEONLY OPTION THE BOARD VOTED ONWEDNESDAY NIGHT WAS BASED ONDISTANCE LEARNING TO START THEYEAR AND A PHASED RETURN TOCAMPUS, PLUS THE ADJUSTEDSTART DATE.

NOW THATMUST BESENT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENTOF EDUCATION DOR APPROVAL.

INPALM BEACH COUNTY, TODD WILSONWPTV NC5..TONGIHT A CLOSER LOOK AT THE2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR THAT THEDISTRICT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVEIN ADDITION TO THE STUDENTSTART DATE OF AUGUST 31ST...THANKSGIVING - WINTER ANDSPRING BREAKS WILL REMAIN ASPREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED.

THE LASTDAY OF SCHOOL IS NOW SLATEFOR NEXT JUNE 18TH.GOVERNOR DESANTI