Fort Payne City Schools prepare for first day

Fort Payne City Schools prepare for first day

County schools.

Fort payne students are heading back to class in less than 24 hours.

Today - we learned how the return to class will work for one school in the district.

Waay 31's sophia borrelli went to williams avenue elementary school today.

She spoke with the principal about what tomorrow will look like for students and parents.

Sophia looklive: "tomorrow students at williams avenue elementary school in fort payne will be walking through these doors to start the new school year.

The principal tells me that they are having a staggered start, meaning only girls will be attending school tomorrow, then just the boys will be coming on thursday with all students coming to the school on friday."

Jennifer list, williams avenue elementary school principal: "we did that to kind of cut down on the amount of students at one time.

We thought we could also integrate them and show them our new routines and procedures especially with our third graders coming in for the very first time and not being in the building."

This is what students will see when they enter williams avenue elementary school.

Principal jennifer list tells me the first day of school will start with students learning about all the new safety protocols.

Jennifer list, williams avenue elementary school principal: "they'll see a hand washing video just geared especially for kids about how long you need to be washing those hands or where you need to do it and the key to all of this is washing your hands over and over.

Majority of our classrooms throughout our building have sinks in them as well, so that helps us out with the sinks in the classroom and in the restrooms. we have hand sanitizer stations all over the building and so we are educating them about that making sure you're hand washing and sanitizing and then also we're going to do a video about how to wear your face mask."

Classrooms are set up so students are six feet apart and teachers already have supplies ready for students when they arrive.

Jennifer list, williams avenue elementary school principal: "there won't be shared and community supplies like we've had in the past.

Each child has their own things labeled in their own desk.

We won't be changing classes like we have done in the past."

List says she knows students and parents will be nervous on that first day.

But she wants parents to know her staff is doing everything they can to keep kids safe while at school.

Jennifer list, williams avenue elementary school principal: "we just want to keep our kids safe, but we want them to be here because we feel like it's so important educationally, but socially, emotionally and for our parents to be able to get back to work."

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List also says they need parents to check their child for symptoms before they send them to school and to keep them home - if they feel