Racine finalizes back-to-school plan

Racine Unified Schools announced they will begin the year with online classes.

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RACINE UNIFIEDSCHOOLS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEYWILL START THE YEAR WITHVIRTUAL LEARNING.OUR TONYATKINS HAS MORE FROM RACINE.THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PLANCOMING OUT JUST HOURS AGO.STUDENTS WILL BE GIVENCHROMEBOOKS AND TEACHERS WILLBE GIVING THEIR LESSONS ONLINEFROM EMPTY CLASSROOMS. ((VO))THE DISTRICT CALLS IT "SMARTSTART 2020," A PLAN THATADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS,COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTSCAME UP WITH.IT STARTS WITHREMOTE LEARNING ON SEPTEMBERFIRST AND GOES THROUGH ATLEAST NOVEMBER SIXTH.STUDENTSFROM THIRD TO TWELTH GRADEWILL BE ASSIGNED CHROMEBOOKSNEXT MONTH - AND K-4 THROUGHSECOND GRADERS WILL GET THIERSSEVERAL MONTHS, LATER, INOCTOBER.

THE DISTRICT SAYS ITHAS 500 WI-FI HOTSPOTS TOASSIGN FOR STUDENTS WITHOUTINTERNET ACCESS - AND WILLPURCHASE 500 MORE, IF NEEDED.I SPOKE WITH ONE PARENT THISMORNING WHO SAYS HE'S ALL FORVIRTUAL LEARNING - BUT HOPESHIS SON AND DAUGHTER WILL BEHEADING BACK TO A DEFINEDLESSON PLAN WHEN THEY GO BACKTO SCHOOL.

((SOT)) CharlieBussian, Parent :30 - "Itotally get why they have togo remote.

I'm all for it butI don't know about the planwhen it comes to the teaching.I want, like, an actualschedule." ((TONY)) THEDISTRICT HAS YET TO MAKE ADECISION ABOUT FALL SPORTS ANDCO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THATANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED INTHE COMING DAYS.

REPORTING INRACINE, TONY ATKINS, TMJ4NE