Project Safe Schools: First Day of School for Broken Arrow Public Schools

Broken Arrow Public Schools, heading back to the classroom safely for class during a pandemic.

THE COUNTY IS UP EARLY THISMORNING.

GETTING THE KIDSREADY FOR ANOTHER FIRST DAYOF SCHOOL HERE IN GREENCOUNTRY.OUR PROJECT SAFE SCHOOLREPORTER TATIANNA TAYLOR ISLIVE WITH US THISMORNING.OUT THERE IN BROKENARROW.

TATIANNA, WHAT MORECAN YOU TELL US ABOUT B-A'SBACK TO SCHOOL PLAN?GOOD MORNING CORI, TRAVIS.WELL YOU KNOW, right off thebat on these stories... IALWAYS want TO LET parentsKNOW.

POSITIVE COVID TESTRESULTS FROM DISTRICT STAFF.AHEAD OF THE FIRST DAY BACKTO THE CLASSROOM.

BUT THEDISTRICT WAS NOT ABLE TOPROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FORTODAY.HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW thedistrict HAS A COLOR-CODEDRETURN PLAN.

With PHASES.RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, ANDGREEN.

EACH IS BASED ONDAILY COVID CASES REPORTEDIN THEIR TOTAL POPULATION.FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE GREENPHASE.

LESS THAN 1 PERSONREPORTS POSITIVE COVID TESTRESULTS PER TOTALPOPULATION.

AND IN THE REDPHASE.

MORE THAN 14 PEOPLETEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19OUT OF THEIR TOTALPOPULATION.

A move into thered phase COULD RESULT INTHE ENTIRE DISTRICT MOVINGTO DISTANCED LEARNING FORtwo weeks.

EACH PHASE HAS ADETAILED LIST OF GUIDELINESTO FOLLOW.

ALL INCLUDE MASKWEARING, SOCIAL DISTANCING,AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS.

WESPOKE TO ONE VETERAN TEACHERABOUT PREPARING FOR THEfirst DAY.

SHE SAYS SHE'SGRATEFUL district leadershipPUSHED it BACK.

ALLOWINGEVERYONE MORE TIME TOPREPARE.SOT Lesa Dickson//BrokenArrow High School EnglishTeacher <22:01:38-22:01:52