TPS to vote on 2020-21 school year plan

TPS to vote on 2020-21 school year plan

WILL SOON FIND OUT HOW THEIRCHILDREN ARE ATTENDINGSCHOOL THIS FALL.

THE BOARDIS now JUST HOURS AWAY FROMMAKING ITS DECISION.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER TELLS US WHAT THATDECISION COULD BE - AND HOWPARENTS ARE RESPONDING.KATIE?MIKE - THERE'S BEEN A LOT OFBUILD UP TO TONIGHT'S SCHOOLBOARD MEETING.

THE BOARD HASTO DECIDE IF IT WILL APPROVEDISTANCE LEARNING - OR IN-PERSON CLASSES THIS FALL.TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENT DEBORAH GISTIS RECOMMENDING STARTING THEFIRST NINE WEEKS OF THESCHOOL YEAR WITH DISTANCELEARNING.

SHE SAYS THE DATASHOWS IT'S NOT SAFE FORSTUDENTS TO AND STAFF TO BEIN GROUPS LONG TERM.

PARENTSHAVE BEEN DIVIDED OVER THEISSUE SINCE ITSANNOUNCEMENT.

SOME SAYINGTHEIR CHILD NEEDS TO BE INSCHOOL.

AND THAT THEY CAN'TSTAY HOME TO TAKE CARE OFTHEM DURING THE DAY.

HOWEVER- OTHER PARENTS SAY THERE'SSTILL TOO MUCH UNKNOWN ABOUTTHE VIRUS - AND ITS LONGTERM EFFECTS ON CHILDREN.CHRISTIAAN MITCHELL, TPSPARENT: "Keeping the kidsat home and doing some kindof supported at homeeducation is the way to keepeveryone as safe aspossible."DR. GIST HAS ALREADYREVEALED PLANS IF THEDISTRICT DOES GOTO FULL DISTANCE LEARNING.THAT INCLUDES GIVING EACHSTUDENT A CHROME BOOK,GIVING TEACHERS LAPTOPS ANDGIVING HOTSPOTS TO STUDENTS WITHOUTINTERNET ACCESS AT HOME.THE MEETING IS BEING HELDVIRTUALLY AT 6:30.

HOWEVER,T-P-S IS OPENING UP A ROOMHERE AT THE EDUCATIONSERVICE CENTER FOR PARENTSWHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ITTO WATCH.

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