The superintendent says custodians will be disinfecting classrooms one more time and wiping down high contact surfaces, like desks before school starts on Monday.
Of the pandemic.
With just two days left until the first day of school for hartselle city schools, faculty members are doing some last minute preparations.
Waay 31's casey albritton learned what employees are doing to get ready and to keep your children safe.
"the superintendent says custodians will be disinfecting classrooms one more time and wiping down high contact surfaces, like desks before school starts on monday."
Dr. dee dee jones/ superintendent "this is my 33rd year in education, so starting, this is different.
This is definitely different."
As the hours run out before students return to school -- hartselle city schools superintendent dr. dee dee jones is doing what he can to get his district ready.
Dr. dee dee jones/ superintendent "those are top priorities, making sure our staff, teachers and students are safe, but also making sure they have the tools and materials."
Over the weekend, schools are putting the final touches on front offices--that now have plexiglass shields up to separate visitors from employees.
Earon sheats/ principal "we are enclosing our front foyer area to create a safe environment for parents who need to check out students and that sort of thing."
Principal at hartselle intermediate school, earon sheats, says custodians are cleaning floors one more time--after carpet was replaced with tile over the summer.
Earon sheats/ principal "leather and hard surfaces are easier to clean and so those soft surfaces don't hold any of the virus."
Superintendent jones says schools will be doing one more deep-clean before monday.
Earon sheats/ principal "daily we are fogging out classrooms and daily we are cleaning common surfaces."
Dr. dee dee jones/ superintendent "we are sanitizing our buses one last time and getting those ready."
And while both women feel prepared for the school year ahead, they know it'll be a difficult transition for everyone.
Earon sheats/ principal "from day one we have emotional check-ins that we are going to do with kids, zones of regulation, to communicate their feelings and where they are at."
"the superintendent says she will monitor the number of cases in morgan county and make adjustments to the district's plan as needed.
Reporting in morgan county, casey albritton, waay 31 news."
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