Milwaukee Health Department approves COVID-19 reopening plan for 10 schools

The Milwaukee Health Department announced Friday afternoon it has approved ten private schools to reopen this fall.

However, another 25 schools that submitted plans to the department are still waiting.

MHD released a statement on the process.

I know this isn't easy, notfor parents, like my own kidsour educators our schoolstaff, educators andespecially for our studenGOVERNOR TONY EVERS SPEAKINGTODAY DURING BACK TO SCHOOLSEASON.THANKS FOR JOINING US, THEMILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENTANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON ITHAS APPROVED TEN PRIVATESCHOOLS TO REOPEN THIS FALL.HOWEVER, ANOTHER 25 SCHOOLSTHAT SUBMITTED PLANS TO THEDEPARTMENT ARE STILL WAITING.SHAUN GALLAGHER SPOKE WITHSCHOOL LEADERS ON BOTH THOSELISTS - WITH THE START OFSCHOOL FAST APPROACHING.here at divine savior holyangels high school, freshmanorientation started today.it's the first time in fivemonths students have beeninside these walls.becausetheir plan was approved by thehealth department two days agoit's now full steam ahead.

Notgoing to lie, it's been astressful several week.s .PRINCIPAL DAN QUESNELL(kwih-nell) AND HIS STAFF ATD-S-H-A HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ASUMMER.THEY'VE BEEN WORKINGHARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEYCAN DO TO GET THEIR 700 PLUSSTUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL IN-PERSON.

CLASSROOMS ARE SPACEDOUT.

EVEN IN THE AUDITORIUM,THE STUDENTS HAVE SEVERALSEATS BETWEEN THEM.

DOWN TOTHE HALLWAYS, ALL WITH THEKIDS HEALTH AND SAFETY INMIND.

.we're thinking driving,solid lines you don't cross,dotted lines you can cross.trying to create one waytraffic..QUESNELL SAYS THEY'LLHAVE A HYBRID REOPENING.HALFTHE SCHOOL WILL BE HERE MONDAYAND TUESDAY.WITH THE OTHERHALF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

ANDEVERYONE LEARNING FROM HOME ONWEDNESDAYS.

IT'S DIFFERENT,BUT STUDENTS WILL GET BACK TOSOME SORT OF NORMALCY.

.she'svery excited.

She's not crazyabout the masks.

She's gettinga few pimples from them.however, she knows theimportance of it.

.DOCTOR LORIALBRIGHT HAS A DAUGHTER ATD-S-H-A.SHE'S ALSO APEDIATRICIAN AND HELPED CREATETHE SCHOOL'S REOPENING PLAN.everyone wants the successfulreopening of schools so we canget back to the way thingsused to be.

.BUT NOT EVERYSCHOOL IS SO LUCKY.

It'sreally hard to be in limbo anddo a good job planning forlearning, .KIM TAYLOR IS THEDIRECTOR OF PATHWAYS HIGHSCHOOL.SHE SAYS THEY SUBMITTEDTHEIR PLAN IN LATE JULY BUTSTILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK..theplanning for virtual, vshybrid vs complete in personis very different forteachers.

I was very cognizantthat our teachers needed timeand ability and research toequip kids learningopportunities.

.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYSREOPENING Plans are reviewedin the order that they arereceived and prioritized bythe open date.FOR THE FULLLIST OF SCHOOLS IN MILWAUKEETHAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED TOOPEN, LOOK FOR THIS STORY ONTMJ4-DOT-COMin milwaukee, sg,tmj-4 news.