Superintendent says Palm Beach County school year will be delayed, but until when?

Parents, the school year in Palm Beach County will be delayed.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYSTHE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEDELAYED...BUT AN EXACT DATEHAS NOT BEEN DECIDED.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYAN HUGHESSPOKE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT- WHO SAYS A DELAY WILL HELPPARENTS AND TEACHERS BETTERPREPARE FOR A NEW REALITY.<< NATS: IT'S THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGMANY THOUGHT WOULD NEVEREND...BUT ONLY HOURS AFTERBOARD MEMBERS APPROVED THEPLAN TO BEGIN CLASSES WIDISTANCE LEARNING....THESUPERINTENDENT TELLINGWPTV...THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BEDELAYED.

"THE BOARD'S WILL ANDPLEASURE RIGHT NOW IS TO DELAYAND IT WILL BE DELAYED I'MALMOST CONFIDENT IN THAT." BUTTHE BIG QUESTION...DELAYEDUNTIL WHEN?

STUDENTS WERE SETTO RETURN ON AUGUST 10TH.SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN FRANKBARBIERI SAYS A DELAY WILLHELP TEACHERS RECEIVE MORETRAINING FOR VIRTUALLEARNING...AND IT WILL HELPTHE DISTRICT PROVIDE BETTERWIFI FOR THE THOUSANDS OFSTUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVERELIABLE CONNECTIVITY.

"UNTILI AM ASSURED EVERY CHILD INTHIS DISTRICT HAS THEOPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEIRTEACHER THEN I'M NOT GOING TOVOTE, I'M PERSONALLY NOT GOINGTO VOTE, TO START THE SYSTEMUNTIL THAT HAPPENS." AFTERMORE THAN 10 HOURS....THEBOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVESTARTING SCHOOL WITH VIRTUALLEARNING....AND THEN SLOWLYHAVING STUDENTS RETURN TO THECLASSROOM WHEN CORONAVIRUSCASES DROP...AND PALM BEACCOUNTY ENTERS INTO PHASE TWO."I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE BESTEDUCATION WE CAN PROVIDE ISFACE-TO- FACE, THERE'S NOTHINGCOMPARED TO THAT." NOW - DR.DONALD FENNOY IS RE- ADJUSTINGTHE CALENDAR.

HE SAYS A WEEKOR TWO WEEK DELAY WILL NHAVE MAJOR IMPACTS...ANDBARBIERI TELLS US TEACHERS ANDEMPLOYEES WHO AREWORKING...WON'T HAVE A PAYGAP.

"IF WE HAVE TO DIP INTOTHE RESERVE FUND AT THIS POINTTO PAY PEOPLE THAT AREWORKING, I'M NOT SUGGESTING WEPAY PEOPLE THAT AREN'TWORKING, BUT WE CAN KEEPEVERYONE WORKING BECAUSETHERE'S TRAINING THAT EVERYONENEEDS." -----------RYAN---------- THE SCHOOLBOARD THREW OUT START DATESFROM THE END OF AUGUST TOAFTER LABOR DAY.

THESUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE WILLPRESENT OPTIONS AT NEXT WEEK'SMEETING...AND THEN THE BOARDWILL VOTE.

THE DISTRICT STILLHAS UNTIL JULY 31 TO SUBMITITS PLAN TO THE STATE FORFINAL APPROVAL.