Tupelo Schools aim to use funding from CARES Act to help broaden distance learning

The Tupelo Public School District held a work session Tuesday to discuss the funding it hopes to receive from the CARES Act.

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Aslive here at the tupelo middle school auditorium the tupelo public school district board held a work session to talk about the future of the school district and dealing with the coronavirus.

Dr. mindy prewitt spoke with the board about her option as a healthcare provider.

Sot- dr. mindy prewitt, nmmc, on the phone "we still have a very vulnerable population as we approach going back to school that is something to keep in the back of our mind" dr. mindy prewitt works with north mississippi medical center.

She says there are a lot of things that we still don't know about the virus; what we do know is coronavirus is spread through respiratory droplets.

"6ft is where they have figured out that those droplets are more likely to land."

One concern for dr. prewitt has is students bringing it home to their families.

Her recommendation s are to physically distance the students, and to keep contact with other people and objects low.

"physically distance our self with 6 ft and we would wear our masks and have shorter contact with people" she said statistically, healthy children of average weight will be okay if they get the coronavirus.

"caregiver and teachers that have chronic illness, even some of our students i would worry about that meet the obesity criteria" she also worries about younger children and how they will do.

"how compliant can they be wearing their masks, how compliant can they be washing their hands."

Chelsea statistics with the coronavirus change everyday as healthcare professionals get new information.

Dr mindy prewitt told the board to stick with what facts we know and to just use common sense when making plans to return to school this fall.

In tupelo, chelsea brown, wtva 9 news