Turner School District reopening plan

Learn about the Turner School District's back to school plan.

SOME STUDENTS HAVERESUMED SCHOOL.OTHER DISTRICTS,INCLUDING TURNER, AREPREPARING FOR THESCHOOL YEAR TO START INA COUPLE WEEKS.BUT BEFORE THATHAPPENS - WE HOPE TOGET YOU ANSWERS ONHOW DISTRICTS PLAN TOGET YOUR CHILDRENSAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL.JOINING US THIS MORNINGIS DOUG POWERS FROMTHE TURNER SCHOOLDISTRICT IN KCK.MR. POWERS -- THANKYOU FOR JOINING US.DOUG POWERS, TURNERSCHOOL DISTRICTWE KNOW WYANDOTTECOUNTY OFFICIALSPUSHED THE START DATEFOR SCHOOLS, BUT AS OFRIGHT NOW, ARE YOUPLANNING TO HAVECHILDREN BACK IN THECLASSROOM ONSEPTEMBER 8TH OR WILLTHE ENTIRE DISTRICTSTART OUT VIRTUALLY?THE TURNER SCHOOLDISTRICT IS OFFERINGBLENDED AND REMOTELEARNING OPTIONS.TALK US THROUGH WHATTHOSE OPTIONS LOOKLIKE FOR STUDENTS.WHAT PERCENTAGE OFYOUR STUDENTS HAVECHOSEN THE VIRTUALONLY OPTION?IF A STUDENT OR TEACHERTESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19, WHAT'S THENEXT STEP?WILL YOU BE SCREENINGSTUDENTS AND STAFFUPON THEIR ARRIVAL TOSCHOOL?

IF SO, WHATWILL THAT ENTAIL?LET'S TALK FALL SPORTS.WE KNOW SEVERALKANSAS DISTRICTS HAVECANCELED OR DELAYEDTHEIR FALL SPORTSSEASONS ANDWYANDOTTE COUNTY HASPROHIBITEDCOMPETITIONS.DO YOU ANTICIPATETURNER ATHLETESCOMPETING OUTSIDE OFTHE COUNTY IN AWAYGAMECOMPETING OUTSIDE OFTHE COUNTY IN AWAYGAMES?YOUR REOPENING PLANSAYS THE DISTRICT WILLDISINFECT BUSES DAILY.DO YOU ANTICIPATEDECREASING THE NUMBEROF STUDENTS ON SCHOOLBUSES AND ENFORCINGSOCIAL DISTANCING?WHAT MESSAGE DO YOUHAVE FOR PARENTSBUSES AND ENFORCINGSOCIAL DISTANCING?WHAT MESSAGE DO YOUHAVE FOR PARENTS,STUDENTS AND STAFF?THANK YOU.DOUG POW