Push to delay in-person classes
SEVERAL MARYLAND EDUCATIONSWANT TO KEEP KIDS AT HOME THISFALL INSTEAD OF HEADING BACKTO THE CLASSROOM.
THIS COMESAS SUPERINTENDENTS ACROSSMARYLAND ARE DEBATING WHETHERTO BRING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOLā CONTINUE ONLINE LEARNING AHOMEā OR A COMBINATION OFBOTH.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGEWITH WMAā2 NEWS' MEGAN KNIGHTAND MARK ROPER ON THIS ISSUE.WE WILL START WITH MARK LIVEOUTSIDE POLā WESTERN HIGHSCHOOL IN NORTH BALTIMORE.MARK, WHAT IS THE MARYLANDTEACHERS ASSOCIATION ASKIFOR?AS YOU CAN SEEā THE DOORSHERE AT POLY WESTERN ARECLOSED FOR NOW AND THEMARYLAND STATE EDUCATIONASSOCIATION WANTS TO KEEPSCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATECLOSED AT LEAST FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.
SUPPORTERS OFVIRTUAL CLASSROOMS FOR THESTART OF THE 2020ā 2021SCHOOL YEAR MADE THEIRRECOMMENDATION IN A VIRTUALPRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY.
ANDTHE ONES WHO ARE MAKING THEPUSH FOR STUDENTS TO STAY HOMETO STAY SAFE DURING THEPANDEMIC INCLUDE THE TEACHERSGROUPā THE MARYLAND STATEEDUCATION ASSOCIATION BUT THEBALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION ANDTHE MARYLAND āāA.
ADVOCATESOF LEAVING THE CLASSROOMSEMPTY THIS FALL SAY PROBLEMSPROVIDING COVIā19 TESTINGāPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTAND EVEN THE AVAILABILITY OFSUPPLIES SUCH AS SOAP ANDWATER FOR HANDWASHING PUT SOMEDISTRICTS AT RISK OF EXPOSINGTHEIR TEACHERSā STUDENTS ANDSTAFF TO THE VIRUS.
SOMECONCERNS RAISED BY TEACHERSINCLUDEā WHAT HAPPENS IF ATEACHER TESTS POSITIVE FORCOVIā19?
WOULD THE TEACHERRECEIVE SICK PAY IF FORCED TOQUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS?
ANDWHAT ABOUT ALL OF THEIRSTUDENTS?
TEACHERS INSECONDARY SCHOOLS TEACH MOTHAN ONE CLASS THROUGHOUT THEDAY.
WOULD EVERY ONE OF THEIRSTUDENTS HAVE TO QUARANTINEFOR TWO WEEKS AS WELL IF THEIRTEACHER TESTS POSITIVE?
ALSOā SUBSTITUTES TEACH INMULTIPLE SCHOOLS.
A SUBSTITUTETEACHER WHO TESTS POSITIVECOULD INFECT MULTIPLE STUDENTSAT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS.
THESE AREJUST A FEW OF THE MANYQUESTIONS EDUCATORS WANTANSWERS TO BEFORE THEY HEADBACK TO TEACHING INSIDECLASSROOM.
3:34 CherylBost/President, Maryland StatEducation Association:āhave not been provided funfor the upcoming year from thefederal or state level neededto make our schools healthyand safe.
Health experts stillconsider an iāperson returnto school as high risk, anddistricts have yet to includein preliminary plans how toappropriately address andmaintain the health and safetyprotocols needed to resumeeven minimal iāpersonlearningā OTHER CONCERNSTEACHERS HAVE IS WHAT WILLHAPPEN WHEN THE FIRST TEACHERDIES FROM THE VIRUS AFTERBEING IN THE CLASSROOMā ORONE OF THEIR STUDENTS OR ACHILD'S PARENT.
LIVE IN NORTHBALTIMOREā MARK ROPER WMARNEWTEAM COVERAGE CONTINUE