School districts seek input on potential reopen

School districts seek input on potential reopen

WHAT WILLEDUCATION LOOK LIKECOME THE FALTHIS SURVEY IS NOWBEING CIRCULATED BYMORE THAN A DOZENSCHOOL DISTRICTS INERIE COUNTY.IT'S ASKING FORINPUT ON THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLSAS IT CREATES A PLANOF ATTACK TOPROTECT STUDENTS,STAFF AND FAMILIES.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYTAKES A CLOSER LOOAT HOW SCHOOLS ARELOOKING TOREBOUND POSTPANDEMIC.MICHAEL CORNELL."WE'RE LIKE 95 DAYSAWAY FROM THE FIRSTDAY OF SCHOOL - AND ALOT OF WATER WILLFLOW UNDER THEBRIDGE OVER THECOURSE OF THOSE 95DAYS."HAMBURG CENTRALSCHOOLSUPERINTENDENTMICHAEL CORNELLTAKES US THROUGH AFEW OF THE SURVEYQUESTIONS...NOWBEING SENT TOSCHOOL FAMILIES ANDTEACHERS IN MORETHAN A DOZEN LOCALSCHOOL DISTRICTS,INCLUDING AMHERST,LANCASTER AND WESTSENECA...MICHAEL CORNELL"LIKE MASKWEARING.LIKEHAVING STUDENTSTRANSPORTED ON THEBUS."LEADERS INCORNELL'S DISTRICT -LIKE SO MANY OTHERSARE TRYING TO GAGEHOW PARENTS,STUDENTS,TEACHERS, STAFFERSAND OTHERSTAKEHOLDERS AREFEELING ABOUT APOSSIBLE RETURN TOSCHOOL...MANY SCHOOLFAMILIES SAY THEYHAVE BEENSTRUGGLING WITHON-LINE LEARNING ASTHEY NAVIGATE THEIROWN WORK LIVESFROM HOME...MICHAEL CORNELL."IT'S A SIMPLEQUESTION IN THERE -THAT ASK PEOPLE TOIDENTIFY - WHAT THEIRCURRENTEMPLOYMENT STATUSIS AND WHETHER ORNOT HAVING CHILDRENCOME BACK TOSCHOOL WOULD BEHELPFUL TO THEM -EITHER MAINTAININGTHEIR CURRENT LEVELOF EMPLOYMENT ORIMPROVING IT."THE SURVEY ALSOASKS FOR ARESPONSE TOSTAGGERED STARTTIMES, NOLUNCHROOMS,AUDITORIUMGATHERINGS AND THEDAILY TEMPERATURETAKING OF STUDENTSAND STAFF...EILEEN BUCKLEY.

"ONEOF THE SURVEYQUESTIONS ALSOINQUIRES HAT IFSCHOOLS DO REOPENIN SEPTEMBER --SHOULD SCHOOLPLAYGROUNDSREOPEN?."MICHAEL CORNELL."THOUGH IT'S DIFFICULTTO ANTICIPATE WHATWILL WEIGH HEAVILYON PEOPLE IN EARLYSEPTEMBER WHEN IT'SACTUALLY TIME TO GOBACK."EILEEN/QUESTION."YOU STILL HAVE TOHAVE THE DIRECTIVEFROM THE STATE ANDTHE GOVERNOR ONTHAT DECISION?"MICHAEL CORENLL."ABSOLUTELY.I THINKTHE MOST PRUDENTEXPECTATION WOULDBE THAT THEGOVERNOR -DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH - WILL HAVEGUIDELINES WE WILLHAVE TO FOLLOWREGARDING HOW WERETURNCORNELL NOTED -WITH THE VIRUSCHANGING SOQUICKLY - NOTHING ISCERTAIN...BUT HESAYS HE BELIEVESDISTRICTS WILLCONTINUE TO ADAPTTO EXECUTIVEORDERS.EILEEN BUCKLEY