NKY schools finalize plans to reopen

School districts received new guidance from the state's department of education Wednesday.

TO REOPEN IN THE FALL WITH NEWGUIDANCE FROM THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

WCPO9 NEWS REPORTER JOSH BAZANTALKED WITH ONE DISTRICT ABOUTTHE PLAN IT IS WORKING ON ANDTHE NEW RULES STATE LEADERSADMIT WON'T BE EASY TO FOLLOW.Superintendent AlvinGarrison/Covington IndependentPublic Schools"You can'teducate kids if they don'tfeel like they're in a safeenvironment."SUPERINTENDENTALVIN GARRISON WITH COVINGTONINDEPENDENT SCHOOLS SAYSSTUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY HASTO BE THE TOP PRIORITY FOR ALLSCHOOLS AS THEY LOOK TOREOPEN.

BUT HE ADMITSIMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE NEWSTATE REQUIREMENTS COULD BETRICKY.Superintendent AlvinGarrison/Covington IndependentPublic Schools"The thing thatconcerns me most is thetemperature checks.

How are wegoing to do temperature checksfor every employee and everystudent."GARRISON SAYS HISSTAFF WILL JUST HAVE TO GETCREATIVE WITH THE NEW RULES.ON WEDNESDAY, KENTUCKYCOMMISSIONER OF EDUCATIONKEVIN BROWN LAID OUTREQUIREMENTS AND BESTPRACTICES FOR SCHOOLS THATPLAN TO RETURN TO IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION IN THE FALL.

THENEW RULES SAY SCHOOLS SHOULDTRY TO DISTANCE STUDENTS INTHE CLASSROOM.

BUT IF THEYCAN'T BE SIX FEET APART,STUDENTS WILL NEED TO WEARMASKS.

MASKS WILL BE REQUIREDON THE BUS, STAFF WILL CHECKTHE TEMPERATURE OF EVERYSTUDENT COMING IN THE BUILDINGAND HALLWAYS WILL BE TAPED OFFFOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.GovernorAndy Beshear/ (D) Kentucky"Real guidance on how to dothis safely."KevinBrown/Commissioner ofEducation, Kentucky"Necessarydoes not always equal easy.The expectations that we areproviding today for ourschools and how to reopen themsafely and how to reduce therisk, it is not easy."INCOVINGTON, THE DISTRICT'SHEALTHY IN SCHOOL COMMITTEE ISPUTTING TOGETHER RECOMMENDATIONS RIGHT NOW TOWARD A FINALREOPENING PLAN.

STAFF AREGOING OVER ALL POSSIBLETEACHING SPACE TO DETERMINEHOW MANY STUDENTS CAN FITSAFELY INSIDE THE BUILDINGS,WHICH WILL INFORM WHETHER THATPLAN WILL CALL FOR ALL IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION OR ABLENDED MODEL.SuperintendentAlvin Garrison/CovingtonIndependent Public Schools"We're going to make sure thatour families have confidencethat the schools are safe andready for students to return.We miss them."JOSH STANDUP"Classes in Covington start inSeptember, and the districthopes to put a final reopeningplan up for school boardapproval by mid-to-late July.In Covington, J