"It is a scary situation..." schools take steps to make sure everyone is safe and comfortable to com

Across the Wabash Valley, school officials are looking at how they can come back to school in a safe way.

Everything make sure to "we want to make sure to do everything we can to make people feel comfortable to send their kids back and for staff to come back because it is a scary situation."

School corporations are in a constant fight to make sure their reopening plans are safe.

Good evening and thank you for joining us.

Schools across the wabash valley are working on plans to safely get back to school.

Vigo county school corporation has come up with a plan.

But they say it is very fluid!

And it involves the help of everyone .

In tonights top story... news 10's sarah lehman talked with the chair of nursing for the corporation.

She has a breakdown of what the day to day could look like for you and your kids.

Face masks... social distancing... sanitizer stations... and constant temperature checks... those are just a few things you'll see in schools come august.

"this has been in the making since honestly we closed our doors in march."

Vigo county school corporation made this plan with a lot of help from teachers and staff..

Health officials... parents... and members of the community.

That's why -- they need your help to implement the plan when school starts.

"it's a pre screening procedure.

So essentially parents or guardians will be required and expected to everyday prior to sending their student to school whether you're driving them or sending them on the bus go through a set of questions to ask yourself."

Questions like... does my child have a fever?

Or any covid-19 symptoms?

Have we been in close contact with someone who has been exposed to the virus?

If you answer yes to any of these questions -- the corporation asks you to keep your child home.

"we feel that by doing that at home that allows us to utilize our resources in a better way."

V-c-s-c has put more resources in place to help ensure safety.

They are requiring masks if you are not social distancing.

They've also put in an extra health room.

The auxiliary health room.

This room will be for students who show any symptoms of covid 19.

The students will sit in this room -- with a surgical mask until their parent or guardian can pick them up.

"that's the best way to prevent spread as much as we can here" schools will also be using contact tracing guidelines.

Contact tracing is getting in touch with everyone a patent had close contact with.

Close contact is unmasked.... less than 6 feet... more than 15 minute interactions.

"if we have a positive student in a classroom we're hoping that entire classroom doesn't have to quarintine because they will be following those mitigation procedures they will be masked or social distanced.

So that way we're hoping to eliminate the need to close and quarintine entire classrooms or schools."

Reporting in terre haute.

I'm sarah lehman news 10 the vigo the vigo county school corporation has also taken away any incentives and punishments when it comes to attendance.

They want everyone to know if you are sick... it is okay to