First day of school for area districts

The Spring Hill and Center school districts begin classes on Wednesday.

THESE NEW WARNINGSCOME AS TWO MORE AREADISTRICTS PLAN TOREOPEN TODAY.CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICTIN KANSAS CITY WILLSTART CLASSES ALLONLINE TODAY-AND THE SPRING HILLSCHOOL DISTRICT WILLHAVE IN-PERSONLEARNING FORELEMENTARY STUDENTS,AND ALL VIRTUALLEARNING FOR MIDDLEAND HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS.WE WANTED TO KNOWHOW EACH DISTRICT CAMETO THEIR DECISIONS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US WITHTHOSE ANSWERS.LET"S START WITH THECENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT- WHAT DID THESUPERINTENDENT TELLYOU?FOR THE CENTER SCHOOLDISTRICT IT CAME DOWNTO DATA.AT THE END OF JULY - THESUPERINTENDENT SAIDSHE SAW THE NUMBER OFNEW COVID CASES IN THEMETRO GOING UP AND SHEDECIDED IT"S BEST NOTHAVE STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS IN SCHOOLBUILDINGS.MAKING THE DECISIONROUGHLY A MONTHBEFORE SCHOOL STARTEDGAVE CENTER DISTRICT ALITTLE EXTRA TIME TOTRAIN TEACHERS FOR THEVIRTUAL SETTING.ORIGINALLY - CENTER WASHOPING TO START THEYEAR IN A HYBRID FORMAT- THAT IS NOW PHASE TWOOF THE REOPENINGPROCEDURESAWCENTERSCHOOLCHARLIESOT1Dr. Yolanda Cargile // CenterSchool District Superintendent5:54-6:06"We needed to pivot.

Once werealized the numbers were notdecreasing and in fact thepercentages were gettihigher, our original plan thenbecame our phase two."SO IF RATES OF INFECTIONAROUND THE KANSAS CITYAREA GO DOWN - CENTERCOULD TRANSITION TO AHYBRID FORMAT THISSEMESTER.SPRING HILL IS THE OTHERDISTRICT IN OUR AREAGOING BACK TO SCHOOLTODAY.HOW DID they MAKE THEDECISION ON WHETHER TOGO VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON?SPRING HILL DECIDED TOFOLLOW THERECOMMENDATION FROMTHE JOCO HEALTHDEPARTMENT.UNDER THE GATINGCRITERIA FROM THE HD -SPRING HILL MEETSQUALIFICATIONS FOR IN-PERSON AT THEELEMENTARY LEVEL - BUTVIRTUAL ONLY FOR MIDDLEAND HIGH SCHOOLS - SOTHAT"S WHAT ITSDOING TODAY.BACK TO YOU.HURRICANE LAUR