Parents across the valley are waiting to hear whether or not they'll be sending their child to school.
CCSD staff say they want an online only start to the school year and a possible decision could be made tonight.
C-C-S-D STAFF SAY THEY WANT ANONLINE ONLY START TO THESCHOOL YEAR- AND A POSSIBLEDECISION COULD BE MADE TONIGHT.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON IS LIVE OUTSIDEC-C-S-D HEADQUARTERS WITH THEIMPACT THIS COULD HAVE ONFAMILIES.FAMILIES HAVE SPENT THE LASTFEW WEEKS FIGURING OUT HOW THEYWILL ADAPT TO THE DISTRICT'SBLENDED LEARNING PLAN BUT NOW--THE ENTIRE PLAN COULD CHANGE.CCSD SAYS DURING A SPECIALMEETING TONIGHT- STAFF WILLMAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO BEGININSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITHFULL-TIME DISTANCE EDUCATION ONAUGUST 24TH.THIS AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE ARISE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES HEREIN SOUTHERN NEVADA.BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CONCERNS-MANY PARENTS ARE NOW BACK TOWORK AND CHILDCARE HAS BECOME AHOT TOPIC.ADDITIONALLY DR JARA SAYS THEYCURRENTLY HAVE SOCIAL WORKERSTRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITHTHOUSANDS OF KIDS THEY HAVENTHEARD FROM SINCE THE PANDEMICSTARTED.AND THEY STILL NEED FUNDING FORCHROMEBOOKS.THATS SOMETHING ONE FORMERTEACHER SAYS HAS BEEN ASTRUGGLE SINCE MARCH."HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET,HAS ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER ANDCAN COMPLETE THEIR WORK SHOULDBE THE CONVERSATION AND SHOULDHAVE BEEN THE CONVERSATION HISENTIRE TIME"CCSD SAYS IF THE DECISION ISMADE- TEACHERS WILL BETRAINED IN DISTANCE LEARNINGBEFORE SCHOOL STARTS- AGAINTHAT SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT4 P.M.THIS MORNING--- FIREFIGHTERSCONTINUE TO BATTLE THE
We know Clark County School District students will be distance learning when school starts next month. The goal, of course, is to..
