Clinton Public Schools releases back to school plan

Clinton Public Schools releases back to school plan

ADMINISTRATORS IN CLINTON PUBLICSCHOOLS PLANNING A SOFT TWO WEEKLAUNCHTO THE FALL SEMESTER WITHSTUDENTS IN THCLASSROOM ONLY TWO DAYS A WEEK."STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INHALF A THROUGH L AND M THROUGH ZONANOTHER TEAM.

WE'RE CALLING THEMTEAM CLINTON AND TEAMARROWS."THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THEHYBRIDLAUNCH AUGUST 13TH."TEAM CLINTON WILL COME ONMONDAYS AND TUESDAYS.

AND NOSTUDENTS WILL COME ONWEDNESDAYS.

WE WILL DEEP CLEANTHE BUILDINGS WE'LL DOPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTWITH TEACHERS AND THEN TEAMARROWS WILL COME ONTHURSDAY AND FRIDAY." PARENTSPRAISING DISTRICT LEADERS FORTHEIR START PLAN."I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA ITHINKIT'S BEST TO KEEP CHILDREN APARTESPECIALLY SINCE WE DON'T QUITESURE IF IT AFFECTS THE OLDERKIDS." SUPERINTENDENT DR. TIMMARTIN SAYS IF THEY DON'T SEE ASPIKE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES, ATTHE END OF THE TWO- WEEK LAUNCHPERIODALL STUDENTS WILL RETURN TOCLASS AT THEEND OF AUGUST."IF WE DO SEE A SPIKE WILLEITHDO ONE OF TWO THINGS.

WELLEITHER EXTEND THE HYBRID FORANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS ORDEPENDING ON WHAT THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT TELLS US WE MIGHTHAVE TO GO ALL VIRTUAL."STUDENT TEMPERATURE CHECKS, HANDSANITIZERAND FACE MASKS WILL ALL BE PARTOF THE FALLCURRICULUM.ADMINISTRATORS WILL ALSO MAKESURETEACHERS ARE SAFE IN THECLASSROOM."WE'RE TAKING THE EXTRA STEP TOPROVIDE THEM FACE SHIELDS SOWHEN THEY HAVE TO DO WHOLE GROUPINSTRUCTION SOTHAT STUDENTS CAN UNDERSTANDTHEM CLEARLY WITHOUT WEARING AMASK THEY CAN PUT THE FACESHIELD ON."PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIRKIDS SAFETY WHO WANT TO OPT OUTOF IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION WILLHAVE TO GET A DOCTOR'SEXCUSE IN ORDER FOR THEIR KIDSTO GETVIRTUAL INSTRUCTIONROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEW