Palm Beach County Teacher's Association President speaks out against new reopening plan

The Palm Beach County School Board will hold a special meeting to consider changing its reopening plan.

SCHOOL BOARD COULD CONSIDERCOULD CONSIDER SOMETHING THATCOULD DRAMATICALLY SHAKE UPYOUR FAMILY'S DAILY ROUTINE.IT MIGHT CHANGE ITS BACK TOSCHOOL PLAN, AT THE REQUEST OFTHE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'SKAMREL EPPINGER IS LIVE TOEXPLAIN WHAT'S ON THE TABLE,AND TELL US HOW THE TEACHER'UNION IS PUSHING BACK.

KAMTHE SUPERINTENDENT DONALFENNOY SENT OUT THIS LETTEROUT TO PARENTS AND STAFF TOMAKE THEM AWARE OF THE CHANGESTHAT HE'S NOW PROPOSING.

THISALL COMES AFTER HE RECEIVEDPRESSURE FROM THE DEPARTMEOF EDUCATION RECONSIDER.UNDER THE CURRENT PLANSTUDENTS WOULD RETURN TO THECLASSROOM IN PHASES STARTINGWITH PRE K, ONCE HEALTHCONDITIONS IMPROVE... FENNOYIS NOW LOOKING TO DO AWAY WITHTHE PHASE RETURN AND ALLOWPARENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE OWHEN THEIR CHILD GOES BACKINTO THE CLASSROOM.

IFAPPROVED BY THE BOARD THE PLANWOULD NOT ONLY IMPACT STUDENTSBUT ALSO TEACHERS.

I GOT ACHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THEPRESIDENT OF THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY'S CLASSROOM TEACHERSASSOCIATION JUSTIN KATZ.

HESAYS THIS IS RECKLESS STRONGARM TACTIC FROM THE GOVERNMENTAND GETTING RID OF THE PHASEDRETURN IS A STEP IN THE WRONGDIRECTION."I THINK THAT THAT'S JUSTDANGEROUS AND I DON'T THINKTHE GOVERNOR OR COMMISSIONEROF EDUCATION HAS THE AUTHORITYTO MAKE THESE DEMANDS LETALONE MAKE THE THREATS BEHINTHESE DEMANDS TO CRIPPLE APUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BYDEFUNDING ITIF YOUD LIKE TO LISTEN TO THEINTERVIEW IN ITS ENTIRETY HEADOVER TO OUR WEBSITE ATWPTV.COM.

MEANWHILE THE SCHOBOARDS SPECIAL MEETING IS SETFOR 2 THIS AFTERNOON.

AND THEBOARD IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ONTHE PROPOSAL.

IF PASSED SCHOOLSTART DATE WILL REMAIN AUGUST31.THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT SAYS IT RECORDED A93- PERCENT TOTAL ATTENDANCE