Project Safe Schools: Bixby Public School, Sending Half of the Students At A Time

Bixby Public Schools has decided to send half of the students to school at a time.

UNUSUAL PLAN FOR BRINGINGGREEN COUNTRY STUDENTSSAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL...TWO WORKS FOR YOU'S TATIANNATAYLOR IS LIVE THIS MORNINGWITH DETAILS.

TATIANNA,WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?TRAVIS, YES BIXBY'S RETURNPLAN IS UNLIKE ANY OTHERSCHOOL DISTRICT.

WHILE SOMEHAVE RETURNED COMPLETELYIN-PERSON, OR COMPLETELYONLINE... BIXBKY IS TESTINGTHEM BOTH OUT ALL AT ONCE.SO.

THERE ARE TWO GROUPS.COHORT BLUE, AND COHORT RED.TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHARTFROM THE SCHOOLS WEBSITE.STUDENTS WITH LAST NAMESBEGINNING WITH A-K WILLSTART SCHOOL THIS MORNING.that's the blue group.

ANDWILL GO TO SCHOOL IN-PERSONTHROUGH THURSDAY.

BUT, THISFRIDAY THEY WILL HAVEDISTANCED LEARNING AT HOME,AUGUST 21ST.

Next week --STUDENTS WITH THE LAST NAMEBEGINNING WITH ANYTHING L-Zwill return to school...that's the red group --returning august 24th...while one group is learningin person, the other group-- just has the week off --NO SCHOOL IN-PERSON OR ATHOME.

Then -- ALL STUDENTSWILL BEGIN DISTANCEDLEARNING MONDAY AUGUST 31STTHROUGH SEPTEMBER 3RD.ADMINISTRATORS tell methat's when they'll decidehow to handle the rest ofthe year... that decisioncoming down by Septembereighth.

I SPOKE TO A MOM WHOWAS HESITANT IN SENDING HERTWO KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.

BUTsays THIS METHOD WORKS FORHER.Jamie Barnes//Bixby PublicSchool Parent <1:48-1:56