St. Lucie County students head back to school with new safety precautions

It's back to the classroom on Monday for students in St.

Lucie County.

The school year is bringing some new safety protocols and procedures because of the coronavirus pandemic.

WILL LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S CHRISGILMORE SPOKE TO SEVERALPARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO SAYTECHNICAL GLITCHES PREVENTEDTHEM FROM GETTING ANY VIRTUALLEARNING DONE.A LOT OF HEADACHES FROM THOSEPARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO SAYTHEY MISSED OUT ON A DAY OFLEARNING.

ACCORDING TO THEDISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT 53PERCENT OF STUDENTS OPTED FORONLINE LEARNING TO START THESCHOOL YEAR.SUPERINTENDENT WAYNE GENTSPOKE THIS MORNINGACKNOWLEDGING THERECOUPLE OF BUMPS THE FIRST FEWDAYS OF SCHOOL AND ASKEDPARENTS TO BE PATIENT.DISTRICT LEADERS POSTED AMESSAGE ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGEEARLIER TODAY NOTIFYINGPARENTS AND STUDENTS OF SOMENETWORK SLOWDOWN ISSUES WITHTHE ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM.THE STATEMENT WENT ON TO SAYDISTRICT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ISWORKING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.PARENTS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEYHOPE A FIX COMES QUICK.IAND I BELIEVE THE SYSTEMFAILED FOR THE PARENTS AND IBELIEVE THEY COULDMORE ORGANIZED THEY HAD PLENTYOF TIME TO BE MORE ORGANIZEDAND THEY HAVE NOTTHE DISTRICT TELLS ME WHATTHIS PARENT AND OTHERSEXPERIENCED IS NOT A SOFTWAREOR LAPTOP ISSUE.

THERE WAS APROBLEM WITHIN THE NETWORK.SOME GOOD NEWS - IF YOUR CHILDMISSED ANY CLASSES TODAY DUETO TECHNICAL ISSUES, THEIRATTENDANCE WILL BE EXCUSED.IF YOU NEED MORE SCHOOLINFORMATION TO PREPARE FORCLASS,IF YOU NEED MORE SCHOOLINFORMATION TO PREPARE FORCLASS, HEAD TO THE "BACK TOSCHOOL SECTION"