State Superintendent releases guidelines for reopening schools

State Superintendent releases guidelines for reopening schools

REVEALING THECALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION GUIDELINES TOREOPEN SCHOOLS WITHMODIFICATIONS.

23ABCS KYLIEWALKER HAS THE STORY...WHEN STUDENTS BEGIN TO RETURN TOTHE CLASSROOMTHINGS MAY LOOK VASTLYDIFFERENT.

AND IN A 62 PAGEGUIDEBOOK.

DETAILED SUGGESTIONSARE LAID OUT FORSCHOOL DISTRICTS PLANNING TOSAFELY REOPEN..IN A PRESS CONFERENCE HELDMONDAY MORNING..

STATESUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMOND..SAYS HE ANTICIPATES THATMANY DISTRICTS WILL BE PROVIDINGA HYBRID MODEL.WHERE SOME STUDENTS CONTINUETHEIR ONLINEEDUCATION.

WHILE OTHERS .

HEADTO CAMPUS FOR IN CLASSINSTRUCTION."MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVESURVEYED THEIR PARENTS..

ANDHAVESAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEOPTION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING"AND WHILE THURMOND SAYS THISWOULDN'T BE MANDATORY..DISTRICTS SHOULD CONTINUE TOACCOMMODATEIT..HE SAYS THIS WOULD HELP TOADDRESS THE CHALLENGES..AROUND SPACING..AS EACH STUDENT WILL BE REQUIREDTO STAY 6 FEET APART.HE ADDS THAT SOME DISTRICTS HAVETALKED ABOUT GETTINGCREATIVE WITH THIS."USING SPACES LIKE THECAFETERIA..

FOR CLASSROOM SPACE..THAT THEY CAN USEAND HAVE TABLES SPACED OUT 6WITH FEET OF DISTANCE..

THEY'REUSINGSPACES LIKE A GYMNASIUM.THEY'RE ALSO USING THE OUTDOORSPACEWHEN POSSIBLE ..

TO BEREPURPOSED ..

IN SOME WAYS TOSUPPORT LEARNING.."HE ALSO SAYS STAFF WILL BEADVISED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGSOR FACE SHIELDS...AND FORSTUDENTS TO WEAR A MASKWHILE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS ..EXCEPTWHILE EATING..

ANDWHILE ON SCHOOL BUSES..

WHICHWILL HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY.BUT ROB MESZAROS WITH THE KERNCOUNTY SUPERINTENDENTOF SCHOOLS .

SAYS THIS MAY BEHARD."WHAT WE WILL LIKELY SEE IS FORSTUDENTS AND STAFF TO BEENCOURAGED TOWEAR FACE MASKS..

BUT NOT TOREQUIRE THEM UNLESS PHYSICALDISTANCINGIS IMPOSSIBLE.."BUT HE ADDS THAT BECAUSEPHYSICAL DISTANCING ISNEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

THEY WILLLIKELY SEE FEWER STUDENTSON CAMPUS AT A GIVEN TIME.HE SAYS THEY WILL LIKELY ENFORCEA STAGGEREDSCHEDULE..."HALF OR A PORTION OF THESTUDENT BODY WILL BE ONCAMPUS.

AT A GIVEN TIME..

THENTHAT GROUP WILL FLIP FLOP ANDTHAT SAME GROUP WILL DO DISTANCELEARNING WHILE THEIR PEERS AREON CAMPUS.."HE ALSO SAYS THEY WILL SCREENSTUDENTS ANDSTAFF FOR COVID 19 SYMPTOMS."AND MAKING SURE THERE'S A PLACEWHERE PEOPLE WHO DO SHOWSYMPTOMSCAN BE ISOLATED ON CAMPUS..BEFORE THEY ARE REMOVED."AS FOR OTHER PROTOCOLS TOEXPECT.

MEZAROS SAYSTHEY WILL BE RAMPING UP CLEANINGAND DISINFECTING..AND ELIMINATING THE USE OFSHARING ITEMS SUCH AS PENCILS..AS WELL AS ELIMINATING MASSGATHERINGS SUCH ASASSEMBLIES AND LUNCHES.AND IF THE STATE DOES SEE ASPIKE IN CASES THIS FALL.WITH YOUR STORM SHIELD FORECAST.HERE'S 23ABC'S IMANI STEPHENSWITH YOUR STORM SHIELD