Hendry County Schools will start online

Hendry County Schools will start online

STUDENTS IN HENDRY COUNTY WILLNOT BE RETURNING TO THECLASSROOMS FOR THE START OFSCHOOL THIS FALL.THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED ALLSTUDENTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH12TH GRADE WILL ATTEND SCHOOLONLINE4 IN YOUR CORNER’S CHRISTINAEVANS SHOWS WHAT THAT WILL LOOKLIKE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.:06- :17PKGON AUGUST 24TH, IN HENDRYCOUNTY, THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEWSCHOOL WILL LOOK VERY DIFFERENTTHAN PREVIOUS YEARSOT:"We can open but it’s a matterof time before we close again."THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MADE THEDECISION TUESDAY NIGHT AT THEBOARD MEETING FOR ALL LEARNINGTO GO ONLINE FOR THE FORESEEABLEFUTURETEACHERS WILL STILL BE IN THEIRCLASSROOMS, BUT THEY WILL BE INTHERE ALONE.SOT:"Nobody else will be in theclassroom.

The teacher will havehowever many studentsaccessibleSTUDENTS WILL STILL BE ASSIGNEDTO A TEACHER, BUT WILL ATTENDCLASS LIVE OVER THE INTERNET.THIS IS ALL DUE TO COVID-19CONCERNS.AND AT THIS TIME, SUPERINTENDENTPULETTI SAYS HE CANT PINPOINT ADATE WHEN STUDENTS WILPHYSICALLY RETURN TO THECLASSROOMS.SO"When we work with our statedepartment of health in Hendrycounty, we will assess, once istarts, we will assess all ofthe data to determine when brickand mortar can open."THE VOTE TO MOVE SCHOOLS ONLINEPASSED 4 TO ━ BUT NOT WITHOUTSOME OPPOSITION.ULTIMATEL━ IT WAS THE CURRENT20 PERCENT POSITIVITY RATE FORCHILDREN UNDER 18, THAT LED TOTHE BOARD’S DECISION TO NOTSTART FACE TO FACE LEARNING.ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE TOTANUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES INHENDRY COUNTY STANDS AT 1,691WITH 37 DEATHS.THIS IS COMPARED TO LEE COUNTYREPORTING 15,961 CASES OF THEVIRUS WITH 317 DEATHS.DESPITE HIGHER NUMBERS IN LEECOUNT━ THE DISTRICT EXPECTSOVER 30,000 STUDENTS TO RETURNTO THE CLASSROOMS FOR THE FIRSTDAY AUGUST 31ST.HENDRY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTSAYS, THIS IS NOT A RISK HE’SWILLING TO TAKE.SOT:"We understand that brick andmortar needs to happen.

Weunderstand children need to getback in school, but we want todo it as safely as possible, notjust for the students but forall faculty and staff in thebuilding"LLOUT:AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT CLEAR IFTHE SCHOOL COULD FACE LEGALACTION FOR THEIR DECISION TO NOTOFFER AN IN PERSON OPTION FORTHE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOLYEAR, BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT DIDTELL ME THAT HE BELIEVES HAVINGALL STUDENTS ATTENDING ONLINEWILL BE TEMPORARY.TEMPORARY.WILL BE ATTENDING