Advice for safely starting school in the fall

What to add to your shopping list to make sure your kids stay safe as they head back to school.

It's a thought that might be unnerving for some parents ?

"* sending your kids back to school with the pandemic still going on.

Tonight ?

"* a respected doctor is addressing those fears.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live in mason city with what the doc had to say ?

"* nick?

Xxx george and katie ?

"* i sat in n a webinar led by doctor eli perencevich ?

"* an infectious disease specialist with the university of iowa.

He says masks and face shield should be on your back to school shopping list.

Xxx "this next year is going to be hard.

I think we're probably 7 or 8 months from the first vaccine."

Doctor perencivich (per?

"*rince?

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"* vinch) predicting a bumpy first semester in our schools.

He thinks children will fare better than adults in the classroom and says grownups should be vigilant in protecting themselves.

"if you were going to go in, any adult going into the school i think should have a mask and a face shield.

Cotton masks plus a face shield if possible."

His biggest fear involves activities such as band and choir.

The easiest way for covid?

"*19 to spread is through exhaled droplets.

Doctor perencivich says outdoor practice might be the best option.

"i don't think you can safely do them indoors.

That would be my reccomendatio n.

I don't know how you could put a mask on kids and you'd almost have to put a mask on the end of the tuba or something like this."

One of his biggest fears going into the school year ?

"* is children being mocked for wearing p?

"*p?

"*e the classroom.

The doctor says we need to make sure kids feel comfortable.

"we have to destigmatize masks.

The base standard for all parents and teachers is to accept any kid who is wearing a mask or face shield and not have their kids some school districts are still figuring out how they are going to handle the upcoming school year.

Northwood kensett discussed their 'return to learn' plan in tonight's school board meeting.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3./// thank you nick.

Doctor perencevich (per?

"*rince?

"*u* vich) says states including illinois and massachusetts have strict guidelines for going back to school ?

"* and hopes other states follow their lead./// kimt news 3./// thank you nick.

Doctor perencevich (per?

"*rince?

"*u* vich) says states including illinois and massachusetts have strict guidelines for going back to school ?

"* and hopes other states follow