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Palm Beach County superintendent issues message to parents after reopening plan approved

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Palm Beach County superintendent issues message to parents after reopening plan approved
Palm Beach County superintendent issues message to parents after reopening plan approved

The superintendent of Palm Beach County schools released an empathetic message to teachers, parents and children to address concerns about the upcoming school year.

PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.DESPITE THE DECISION TO STARTTHE YEAR WITH DISTANCELEARNING...DOCTOR DONALD FENNOY SAYS "THEGOAL IS TO REOPEN OUR CAMPUSESAS SOON AS IT IS SAFE".

ADDINGTHAT "BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLSARE THE BEDROCK OF THE MOSTEFFECTIVE EDUCATIONALEXPERIENCE."EARLY THIS MORNING - THESCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLYAPPROVED BEGINNING THE YEARWITH VIRTUAL LEARNING....ANDSLOWLY BRINGING STUDENTS INTOTHE CLASSROOM ONCE PALM BEACHCOUNTY ENTERS INTO PHASE TWOOF FLORIDA'S REOPENING PLAN.PARENTS WILL THEN HAVE THEOPTION TO SEND THEIR KIDSBACK...OR REMAIN VIRTUAL."WE WANT TO TAKE OUR TIMEACCLIMATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTSTO A NEW REALITY....SCHOOL ASTHEY KNOW IT WILL NOT BE THESAME FOR ANY INDEFINITEFUTURE."THE BIG QUESTION IS "WHEN"WILL THE SCHOOL YEAR START.THE DISTRICT STILL HAS NOTOFFICIALLY SET A START DATE.DOCTOR FENNOY SAYS IT WILLAFTER AUGUST 10TH.

THE BOARDWILL MEET AGAIN NEXTWEDNESDAY.HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT OTHERLOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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