Local schools decide on back-to-school learning options

Local schools decide on back-to-school learning options

THEY COME INTO OUR NEWSROOM ANDMORE STUDENTS SAID BACK IN THECLASSROOMS TODAY FOR THE FIRSTTIME STUDENTS IN PAOLA STARTSCHOOL THIS MORNING.HE SAID THE OPPORTUNITY TOCHOOSE BETWEEN IN PERSON ORREMOTE LEARNING STUDENTS.HEADING TO SCHOOL TODAY WILL BEREQUIRED TO WEAR MASS AND THEGARNETT SCHOOL DISTRICT.IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FORKINDERGARTEN 7TH AND 9THGRADERS.REST OF THE STUDENTS WIL RETURNTO SCHOOL TOMORROW AND AT LEASTSOME SUMNER CHRISTIAN ACADEMYRETURNS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNINGTOO.WELL VIRTUAL LEARNING AND NOEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESINCLUDING ATHLETICS IS HOW SOMEJOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS SCHOOLDISTRICTS ARE GOING TO START THESCHOOL YEAR ALL BECAUSE OF THESPREAD OF COVID-19.HE SAYS MARTIN AUGUSTINE IS LIVETHIS MORNING MARTIN’S TOUGH NEWSFOR A LOT OF STUDENTS TEACHERSAND PARENTS.GOOD MORNING.IT SURE IS BUT THE POSITIVE TESTRATE FOR COVID-19 OVER THE LASTCOUPLE OF WEEKS IN JOHNSONCOUNTY.JUST TOO MUCH FOR MANY EDUCATORSAND SO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THATIN SOME CASES FALL SPORTS FORTHE TIME BEING THE FOOTBALLSTADIUM HERE OUTSIDE OF SHAWNEEMISSION NORTH HIGH SCHOOL WILLVERY SOON BE GOING QUIET THESHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRITAND THE DESOTO SCHOOL DISTRICT.YOU’RE GOING TO START THE SCHOOLYEAR WITH ONLINE INSTRUCTION.ONLY FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS INTHERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITIES NORATHLETICS FOR NOW MORE ON THATJUST A MOMENT GARDNER ENTERED INSCHOOLS WILL START THE YEARONLINE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS WITH REMO ONLYSHAWNEE MISSION.FULTON SAYING PLEASE KNOW THISIS NOT THE OUTCOME ANY OF US.HOPE FOR WE MISS OUR STUDENTS INCAN’T WAIT TO BE BACK TOGETHERWITH THEM SHAWNEE MISSION SAYSIT IS WORKING WITH OTHER SCHOOLSIN COMMUNICATING WITH THE KANSASSTATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION ABOUT WHAT TO DOWITH FALL SPORTS SPECIFICALLYABOUT PUTTING THEM INTO THESPRING GOT TO DO WANT TO POINTSOMETHING OUT TO YOU HERE TAKE ALOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON ON THEFOOTBALL FIELD HERE.THAT’S SURE LOOKS LIKE AFOOTBALL TEAM PRACTISING THAT’SBECAUSE IT IS AN AT A NEARBYFIELD.THE MARCHING BAND IS REHEARSINGHERE AND THE CROSS COUNTRYCOUNTRY TEAMS ARE RUNNING LAPSAROUND THIS.NEIGHBORHOOD THAT’S BECAUSE THESHUTDOWN OF FALL SPORTS ANDACTIVITIES IN THE SHAWNEEMISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN’TTAKE EFFECT UNTIL AFTER FRIDAY’SREHEARSALS AND PRACTICES ARECOMPLETE AND AT THAT POINT.THEY STILL MIGHT COME BACK IFTHOSE VIRUS NUMBERS GET TO THEPOINT IN ADDITION TOCOMMUNICATING WITH THE KANSASSTATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION ABOUT MOVING FALLSPORTS TOSTRING SPRAYING SHAWNEEMISSION IS ALSO TRYING TO WORKOUT WHAT TO DO IF THEY COULDRESTART FALL SPORTS ANDACTIVITIES, BUT OF COURSE COURSETHAT IS COMPLETELY VIRUSDEPENDENT.REPORTING LIVE MARTIN AUGUSTINEKMBC 9 NEWS.ALL RIGHT.THANKS SO MUCH MARTIN.WELL THE BLUE VALLEY SCHOOLBOARD MET LAST NIGHT AT VOTED TORESCINDED.THE JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT’S GATING CRITERIA FORRETURNING TO CLASS INSTEAD.THE DISTRICT WILL ADOPT THESTATE’S CRITERION WILL FORM ACOMMITTEE TO REVIEW LOCAL DATAAND BLUE VALLEY BEFORE DECIDINGMANY STUDENTS AND PARENTSATTENDING THE MEETING SAY THEYWANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ANDCLASSROOMS BECAUSE THEY’REWORRIED WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACTOF REMOTE LEARNING.SO WE’RE ASKING YOU TO GIVE USTHE CHOICE AND LET US EVALUATETHE RISKS AND DO WHAT’S BEST FOROUR FAMILIES.I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT THISHAS DONE TO TEENAGERS AND OURCOMMUNITY.IT IS NOT GOOD AND NOT ONLY AM IA HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, BUT I’M AMOM OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHODESPERATELY WANTS HIS WRESTLINGSEASON BECAUSE OTHER STATES AREGOING TO BE WRESTLING AND HISCOLLEGE DEPENDS ON HIS ABILITYTO GET A SCHOLARSHIP.LET’S GO BOARD IS EXPECTED TORECONVENE LATER THIS WEEK.WE’RE PROTESTERS MADE THEIRPRESENCE KNOWN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLBOARD MEETING FOR THE LIBERTYSCHOOL DISTRICT LAST NIGHTNUMBER OF PARENTS PLAYERS ANDCOACHES ARE UPSET AFTER THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDEDCONTACT SPORTS MOVED TO THESPRING DOZENS OF PEOPLE HELDSIGNS ASKING DISTRICT LEADERS TOLET ATHLETE PLAY THEY SEESUSPENDING SPORTS WILL DO MOREHARM THAN GOOD AND THE ATHLETESDESERVE TO PLAY.THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHINGTHEY’VE ASKED TO DO ALL SUMMERLONG FOLLOWED EVERY SINGLEPROTOCOL AND THEY’VE EARNED THERIGHT TO PLAY.THE CLAY COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT IS LEAVING IT UP TOEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DECIDE AWAY FORWARD ADMINISTRATORS INLIBERTY TOLD US LAST WEEK THATFALL SPORTS AND PRACTICES WILLCONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.WELL THIS WEEK STUDENTS START TOMOVE BACK IN THE RESIDENCE HALLSAT ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY CLASSES.BEGIN.MONDAY GIVES US ABOUT HIS LIFEOF THE CAMPUS THIS MORNING WITHA CLOSER LOOK AT THE SAFETYMEASURES IN PLACE THE FALLSEMESTER, MATT.GOOD MORNING TO YOU ROB A JUSTLIKE EVERY COLLEGE ANDUNIVERSITY IN OUR AREA ANDACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS FALLSEMESTER ROCKHURST UNIVERSITYWILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER WITHUNIVERSITY LEADERS ASKING THATTHE STUDENTS THE TEACHERS ANDALL THE STAFF MEMBERS HERE PAYEXTREMELY CLOSE ATTENTION TOTHINGS LIKE THEIR DAILY HEALTHTO THINGS LIKE HAND HYGIENE ANDTHINGS LIKE PHYSICAL DISTANCINGAND THERE ARE SIGNS ALL AROUNDCAMPUS HUNDREDS OF THEM TOREMIND YOU OF JUST THOSE FACTSAND REMINDING YOU ABOUT ALL THENEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT ARE INPLACE.FOR EXAMPLE EACH STUDENT ANDEMPLOYEE WILL BE REQUIRED TOCOMPLETE A HEALTH SCREENING ATTHE START OF EVERY SINGLE DAY.EVERYONE WILL BE REQUIRED TOWEAR MASKS INSIDE THE BUILDINGSHERE ON CAMPUS AND ALL THECLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNEDTO MAKE SURE NO YOU’RE CLOSERTHAN SIX FEET ALONG WITH ALLTHOSE CHANGES ABOUT 40% OF THECLASSES HERE WILL BE ONLINE MANYMORE WILL BE A HYBRID ONLINE INPERSON EVEN THROUGH ALL THESENEW SAFETY MEASURES UNIVERSITYLEADERS SAY THAT THEY AREEXCITED TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACKTO CAMPUS THIS FALL.EVER SINCE SOME THE SEMESTERENDED IN THE SPRING WE’VE BEENPREPARING FOR STUDENTS TO COMEBACK THIS FALL.SO WE’RE VERY EXCITED.WE DID TWO SURVEYS OVER THESUMMER OF OUR STUDENTS ANDOVERWHELMINGLY.THEY WANT TO BE BACK ON CAMPUS.AND SO WE’RE EXCITED TO HAVETHEM BACK.THOSE STUDENTS ARE MOVING INTOTHE RESIDENCE HALLS THIS WEEKTHERE’S A FEW THINGS THATUNIVERSITIES DOING.FOR EXAMPLE.ONE THING IS STRETCHING OUT THEAMOUNT OF DAYS THAT STUDENTSHAVE TO MOVE INTO THE RESIDENCEHALLS.USUALLY IT’S A COUPLE OF DAYS OFGET EVERYBODY IN AND EVERYBODYSITUATED NOW, THEY’VE STRETCHEDTHAT OUT TO FIVE DAYS.SO PEOPLE CAN BE STAGGERED ANDTHERE WON’T BE THAT BIG MASSIVEMOVE IN THAT WE OFTEN SEE ONCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON TOPOF THAT.THERE ARE MORE STRINGENTPROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR THOSESTUDENTS LIVING IN THE DORMS.NO VISITORS ARE ALLOWED INSIDETHE DORMS AT ALL THIS FALLSEMESTER ON TOP O THAT ALL THEDINING HALLS WILL BE SERVING.MEALS IN BOXES AND THEY’REASKING THE STUDENTS WHO LIVE ONCAMPUS TO TAKE THOSE BOXED MEALSBACK TO THEIR ROOMS AND EAT THEMTHERE AND THEN THERE ARE ALSOSOME OTHER WINGS AND SOME OTHERROOMS AND BLOCKS OF ROOMS THATARE SET ASIDE FOR QUARANTINEROOMS IN CASE THE STUDENTCONTRACTS COVID-19 OR COMES INCLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITHCOVID-19 AND NEEDS TO QUARANTINEFOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.I’VE OF THE ROCKERS CAMPUS THISMORNING MATT EVANS KMBC 9 NEWSMATT.THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE KNOWTHAT THE DISTRICT’S PLANS KEEPCHANGING AND ADJUSTING AHEAD OFTHE NEW YEAR, OF COURSE, BUT WEHAVE YOU COVERED.ON AIR AND ONLINE JUST HEAD TOKB