Governor Hogan encourages schools to brings students back for in-person learning

The long strange coronavirus summer is coming to an end.

Parents in Baltimore County seem split on how their kids should go back to school.

SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE.

THEFIRST DAY FOR MANY SCHOOLS ISA LITTLE OVER A WEEK AWAY.WMAR2 NEWSBEGINS OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGETONIGHT.

HE WAS THERE WHEN THEGOVERNOR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENTAND JOINS US LIVE FROM OUTSIDEOF DUMBARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.YOUTEACHERS, PARENTS.GOOD EVENING KELLY.

ITTO WEIGH SOMETHING AS SCARY AYOUR KID GETTING CORONAVIRVERSUS THEM GETTING A QUALITYEDUCATION.

THE GOVERNORSANNOUNCEMENT IS A PUSH TODISTRICTS BUT NOT A DEMAND- HESAYS HE DOESNPOWER.

THE STATE TEACHERSUNION CALLED IT“POLITICALTHEATR” THAT UNDERMINES THEEFFORTS OF TEACHERS AND POLICYMAKERS ACROSS THE STATE.The long strange coronavirusSummer is coming to an enParents in Baltimore Countyseem split on how their kidsshould go back to school.Julie Potter Parent19:12:45-19:12:55“We hatedonline last year.

I donmy son to do online this yearbut it isnback to school and be inperson, and he feels thattoo” Sean Samuel Parent19:14:42-19:14:52“Kids learnbetter in an environment whereother kids are.

I would likeit open with the restrictions.Tha”Thursday Governor Larry Hoganadvised every school districtto reopen.

19:29:29-19:29:45“The hard work lies indeveloping the safe reopeningplans.

Hybrid systems andcollaborative solutions tofind ways to bring kids backin for at least some in personinstruction” He pointed to a5 percent positivity line over7 days.

If youfully openhybrid system.

He alsoaddressed the need for inperson learning for at riskand special needs children.And the Governor took a shotat 8 school districts for notreleasing any in personinstruction plan..INCLUDINGBALTIMORE AND HARFORD COUNTIES19:28:56-19:29:10“Perhaps itwas easier for a local schoolboard to simply they donwant to open and to say theyhave developed no plans tosafely reopen” Each districtwill still have the power todecide how to open.

CherylBost the President of theState Educators says thegovernor is throwing theschool communities that workedhard on plans under the bus.Cheryl Bost President Md.State Educators Association1:09-1:33“What I didnfrom the Governor andSuperintendent today was themoney that they are going tohelp with providing devicesand connectivity.

The moneythey are going to help withventilation systems PPE allthose other things.

Wedisappointed that this wasndone earlier or hadconversations earlier.

Not itsounds like he wants to strongarm the locals into doing whathe wants them to do” TheGovernor pointed to the$345MILLION (?) in federalCARE act funding for virtuallearning.

Dr. Karen Salmonsays next week the state boardwill discuss herrecommendation for a minimumnumber of hours for real timeface to face instructionduring virtual learning.

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State PublicSchools Superintendent19:39:49-19:39:59“3 and ahalf hours daily of that timeshould be guided synchronouslyby a teacher.

Setting thisstandard is the only way toensure an equitable educationfor all children across ourstate”TONIGHT THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNC$10 MILLION IN INCENTIVES FORDISTRICTS THAT REOPEN BY THEEND OF THE FIRST QUARTER.REPORTING LIVE IN TOWSON EDDIEKADHIM WMAR2 NEWS.YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE ONBOTH SIDES IN THE DEBATE ONSCHOOLS REOPENING.