Back to school with a new normal

Back to school with a new normal

SCHOOLS... SOME GREENCOUNTRY SCHOOLS ARE KICKEDOFF THE NEW SCHOOL YEARTODAY.

WHETHER IT'SIN-PERSON OR ONLINE, OWASSOAND UNION SCHOOL DISTRICTSSTUDENTS HAD THEIR FIRST DAYOF THE FALL SEMESTER.2 WORKS FOR YOU BRADYHALBLEIB SHOWS US WHAT THENEW NORMAL LOOKS LIKE IN THECLASSROOM AND HOW SOMEPARENTS ARE REACTING.WE'RE TOLD 35-PERCENT OFSTUDENTS ARE LEARNING FROMHOME.

AND WHILE SOME PARENTSAREN'T TAKING THE RISK,OTHERS COULDN'T BE HAPPIERTO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN BACKIN THECLASSROOMChrystal Martinez UnionSchool District Parent22:54:06;39 - 22:54:11;30 "Idon't want my kids to getsick, but I also don't wantmy kids to miss out onschool." That's the dilemmaunion Public Schools parentChristal Martinez and manyother parents are facing asthe fall semester kicks off.But, as a single mother offive, Martinez says shefound it hard to jugglebetween being a parent and ateacher during the Spring'sonline learning.

ChrystalMartinez Union SchoolDistrict Parent 22:51:34;21- 22:51:42;31 "Trying to geteverything together at theend of the day before youcan get dinner done thenshowers and in bed.

It getshard." Martinez, who workslong hours at a Macy'sdistribution center, saysshe feels confident in theschool district's ability tokeep her children safe.Chrystal Martinez UnionSchool District Parent22:49:52;07 - 22:49:59;04"I'm not concerned, I have alot of faith in Union PublicSchools.

I haven't anyconcerns with them." But, Itwas only after reading theschool's re-entry plan whenMartinez was finallyconvinced.

Josh RobinsonUnion Public SchoolsDirector of Operations22:40:15;17 - 22:40:21;39 "Ithink in any situation likethis you're going to getsome folks for a decisionand some folks that areagainst the decision."Director of Operations forthe district Josh Robinsonis leading the re-entryplan.

He says all studentsare required to wear amask... classrooms will besprayed withdisinfectants...and schoolswill limit students tosmaller groups.

For thecafeteria, where limitinggroups sizes is challenging,the district had to add onemore layer of protection.Josh Robinson Union PublicSchools Director ofOperations 22:39:45;08 -22:39:56;41 "In these largerbuildings it's harder tobreak them into small groupsso what we've done is placeplastic partitions betweenseating so they can removetheir mask and eat incomfort." UNION's COVID taskforce will closely monitorpositive cases from anoperational standpoint... todetermine whether tocontinue with in-personlearning.

Josh RobinsonUnion Public SchoolsDirector of Operations22:42:38;37 - 22:42:44;41"All of those data-pointsare going to be looked at ona nightly basIs at 5: