BSD Reopening Update

DISTRICT BOARD OFTRUSTEESAPPROVES ACONDITIONALRETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING..BUT ONLY AFTERCENTRAL DISTRICTHEALTH MOVES THEMTO A CATEGORYYELLOW.THAT CATEGORYINDICATES MINIMALTO MODERATECOMMUNITY SPREADOF COVID-19.THE DISTRICT ISCURRENTLY INCATEGORY RED..MEANING REMOTELEARNING WILLCONTINUE UNTIL THEHEALTH DISTRICTMAKES A DECISIONON THE NEXTCATEGORY INSEPTEMBER.SHOULD THEDISTRICT MOVE TOYELLOW..

THE BOARDHAS GIVENAUTHORITY TO THEDISTRICTADMINISTRATION TODECIDE WHEN ANDHOW THEY WILLBRING STUDENTSBACK TOCLASSROOMS FORIN-PERSONLEARNING.IT WILL BE A PHASEDAND SLOWAPPROACH...LIKEALTERNATING DAYSCHEDULES."WE CANNOT, AND ITHINK IT WOULD BEIRRESPONSIBLE OFUS TO JUST THROWOPEN OUR DOORSAND HAVE 1600 KIDSAT BOISE HIGH OR800 KIDS AT WESTJUNIOR HIGH COMEFLOODING INTO OURSCHOOLS WITHOUTSOME KIND OF PLAN."THE DISTRICT SAYSTHEY WILL MEETAGAIN SOON TOCOME UP WITH ASTAGGERED-PHASEDPLAN...BUT THEY'LLNEED TWO WEEKS TOREOPEN THESCHOOLS ONCE C-D-H MOVES THEMINTO CATEGORYYELLOW.THE HEALTHDISTRICT IS