Baltimore County Public Schools will have virtual learning for first semester

Baltimore County Public Schools will have virtual learning for first semester

DISTRICTS ARE OPTING TOCONTINUE VIRTUAL LEARNING FORTHE FALL SEMESTER.

BALTIMORECOUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS JUSTADDED TO THE LIST AFTER A VOTELAST NIGHT.

WMA━2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE FROMBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDHEADQUARTERS IN TOWSON WITHTHEIR PLAN FOR THE YEAR.

ERIHERE IS A 14 PAGE DRAFT PLANAPPROVED BY THE BALTIMORECOUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT━ OUTLINING HOW THEY WILLTACKLE THE SCHOOL YEAR INTHESE UNCERTAIN TIMES━ ATLEAST FOR NOW.

THE PLAN IS TOHAVE VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THEFIRST SEMESTER━ WHICH STARTSON SEPTEMBER EIGHTH ANDDOESN'T END UNTIL JANUARY29TH.

THAT'S A LONG TIME━ ATHAT WAS THE MAJOR CONCERNFROM BOARD MEMBERS LAST NIGHT.THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THESITUATIO IS CONSTANTLYMONITORED IN CASE THINGS DOGET BETTER AND TO BE ABLE TOR━ EVALUATE AT THE END OF THEFIRST QUARTER IN NOVEMBER.SUPERINTENDENT DARRYL WILLIAMSENSURED THE BOARD HE WILLCONTINUE TO GIVE THEM WEEKLYUPDATES━ LIKE HE DID IN THESPRING.

HE SAYS THIS DECISIONWAS MADE BASED ON ADVICE FROMHEALTH EXPERTS SINCE THIS IS AHEALTH MATTER━ BUT STRESSEDTHINGS CAN CHANGE... SAYINGHYBRID AND IN PERSON LEARNINGAREN'T OFF THE TABLECOMPLETELY FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.

SOT━ SUPERINTENDENTDARRYL WILLIAMS━ BALT.

CO.SCHOOLS 10:39━ 1058 we feltthat it was safe to saysemester however if thingschange we want to be flexiblethat if after a quarter and ifits safe do so we can makethat change but we wanted toassure everyone particularlyour staff and our parents toprepare for a semester THEBOARD ALSO VOTED TO MAKE SURETHEY'RE HEARING FROM FAMILIESIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUTTHE PROCESS━ TO MAKE SURE ALLOF THEIR NEEDS ARE MET.

SINCESCHOOL WON'T PHYSICALLY BE INSESSION, ALL FALL AND WINTERSPORTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED FORBALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLICSCHOOLS.

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