LeBlond Reopening Plan (8-12-20)

LeBlond Reopening Plan (8-12-20)

Back to school plans for st.

Joseph public schools but what about northwest missouri's only catholic high school mcclain joins us in studio with bishop leblonds back to school plan.

Schools large small -- public and private -- are rushing to finalize the back to school details before the first day of school.

Bishop leblond high school has unveiled its plan... here's what two students say is their take on whether this plan will work.

Bishop leblond will be back in session in less than two weeks.

The diocese of kansas city-st.

Joseph plans to have all its schools open for in-person learning.bishop james johnston, jr., diocese of kansas city-st.

Joseph: we have plans to start in-person at our schools, but we are also working on trying to provide a plan in case we might have to close at some point for distance learning, and also sometimes there might be a situation where we need to do a little bit of both-what we might call a hybrid program.bishop leblond students are excited to get back.tessa pinkleman: senior volleyball and soccer player: i'm hoping to see all my friends, my teammates, get back into sports and get closer to normal."jake korrell, bishop leblond sophomore: it's just exciting to see all the people that i haven't seen.the catholic high school had less than 150 students last year may be easier to socially distance in classrooms than a typical public high school -- the diocese recommends moving classes outdoors whenever possible.jake korrell, bishop leblond sophomore: i think it can help people learn better too.

Just looking at a screen all the time isn't going to help us out.

I mean just talking to people in-person i think can help a lot with learning."' school masses will be adjusted -- and lunch will take place in two locations.face shields will be provided to teachers -- and masks will be required at all times for students.jake korrell, bishop leblond sophomore: our staff is getting everything ready and get everything back and i think that it will be pretty safe with everyone having masks on and everything.

Leblond is asking parents to perform health screens and temperature checks every morning on their children.and submit all that info to school staff.bishop james johnston, jr.,diocese of kansas city-st.

Joseph: one of the things i wanted to those of you parents who have children in our schools is that we're also going to be counting on you, as partners in this great project, to help especially in these remaining weeks of summer vacation, to try to make sure that your families and your students, your children, are prevented from being exposed to the virus.

And that's the most crucial part of bishop leblond's plan -- and all schools attempting to head back for in-class learning their part.tessa pinkleman, bishop leblond senior: i have to hope that our team is going to come together, our school is going to come together, you know, you have to count on everybody to make the whole effort work because if everyone doesn't stay healthy and keep care of themselves it's not going to work.

But everyone plays their part and we can get back to seasons and school.

Bishop leblond's new students will start school on august 25th.

Returning students will head back the following day on august 26th.reporting in studio- madeline mcclain kq2 news.