KCPS proposes delayed start for school due to COVID-19

KCPS proposes delayed start for school due to COVID-19

Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said Wednesday night, with the state of rising COVID-19 cases across the Metro, he can in no way recommend in person classes resume at the start of the Fall 2020 semester.

AT HOME -- OR IN PERSON.FIRST TONIGHT -- THEKANSAS CITY PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICT ISPROPOSING A DELAY INWHEN CLASSES START.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN SHOWSUS THE PHASESSUPERINTENDENT MARKBEDELL WANTS TO INSTALL-- TO BRING STUDENTSBACK SAFELY.KANSAS CITY PUBLICSCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENT MARKBEDELL SAYINGWEDNESDAY NIGHT - WITHTHE STATE OF RISINGCOVID CASES ACROSS THEMETRO - HE CAN IN NOWAY RECOMMEND INPERSON CLASSES RESUMEIAT THE START OF THEFALL SEMESTER.INSTEAD - KCPS SCHOOLLEADERS ARERECOMMENDING THEDISTRICT HAVE A DELAYEDSTART, BEGINNINGSEPTEMBER 8TH - WITH100 PERCENT ONLINELEARNING.FROM THERE - IF KANSASCITY SEES A CONSISTENTDECLINE IN COVID CASESFOR 14 DAYS, THEY WILLFIRST CONSULT WITH THEKCMO HEALTHDEPARTMENT AND THENENTER PHASE TWO -WHERE PRE K THROUGHTHIRD GRADE GO TO INPERSON LEARNING.WITH GRADES 4-8CONTINUING ON IN PHASETHREE.AND THEN 9-12 IN PHASEFOUR WITH PHASE 5BEING 100 PERCENT INPERSON IF CASE COUNTSCONTINUE TO DECLINE.WHAT CAN BE 100PERCENT GUARANTEED ISTHAT IF AND WHEN IN-PERSON CLASSES RESUME- MASKS WILL BEREQUIRED.HIGHLIGHTING THE RISINGLOCAL CASE COUNTSWITHIN THE DISTRICT AS ATOP FACTOR WHENCONSIDERING REOPENING.IN A K-C-P-S SURVEY --MORE THAN 55-HUNDREDPARENTS WEIGHED INWITH MORE THAN 78PERCENT SAYING THEYWANT IN PERSON OR AHYBRID OF BOTH INPERSON AND ONLINECLASSEALL OF THIS COMES AFTERTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE ANDTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENTRECOMMENDED THEDISTRICT DELAY THESTART OF SCHOOL -- ANDGO VIRTUAL FOR THEFIRST FEW WEEKS.TODAY GOVERNORPARSON REITERATED TOALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS INMISSOURI -- IT'S UP TOEACH DISTRICT TO MAKETHE BEST CALL.MO GOV MIKE PARSON/because all school systemsare going to be different.

Yougot schools right now they'rein summer school.every school districts differentand that's why I think it's verydifficult to make a blanketpolicy when somebody asks adate.IN KCMO, GP, 41 ACTIONNEWS.K-C-P-S TWEETED TOFAMILIES TONIGHT -- "ALLOF THESERECOMMENDATIONSPRESENTED TO THESCHOOL BOARD THISEVENING ARE STILLSUBJECT TO CHANGE.WE WILL BE SHARING FULLDETAILS OF OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLANS WITHFAMILIES AND STAFF ASSOON AS THEY A