Pearl school leaders prepare for students to return with COVID-19 precautions in place

Pearl school leaders prepare for students to return with COVID-19 precautions in place

The Pearl Public School District has given parents the option of letting their children learn from home, but they are also in the midst of getting the actual classrooms ready for students to return.

STUDENTS ARE ALREADY BACK INCLASS IN ONE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLDISTRICT.

CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOLTHIS WEEK ATCORINTH ELEMENTARY, EXCEPT FORTHE 13 TO 15PERCENT WHO CHOSE AT-HOMELEARNING.NEW PROTOCOLS INCLUDETEMPERATURECHECKS BEFORE CLASS, SOCIALDISTANCING, ANDMEALS EATEN IN THE CLASSROOM"WE'RE ABLE TO SPREAD OUT ANDSOCIAL DISTANCE WITHIN THECLASSROOM, AND THIS CLASSROOMSTAYS TOGETHER ALL DAY WITHTHEIR TEACHER AND DOES NOTINTERACT WITH OTHER CLASSESTHROUGH THE SCHOOL DAY" SO FAR,ABOUT 300 STUDENTS HAVE SIGNEDUP FOR DISTANCE LEARNING IN THEPEARLSCHOOL DISTRICT.ADMINISTRATORS ARE STILL UNSUREEXACTLYHOW MANY WILL SHOW UP WHENCLASSESRESUME IN AUGUST.LEADERS ARE HOPING TO KEEPCLASSES SMALL...AROUND 20 STUDENTS IN EACH ROOM.GAVIN GILL/PRINCIPAL: WEWANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET 22IN HERE AND SPREAD THEM OUT ASMUCH AS WE COULD AND SEEWHAT WE HAD.MEANWHILE, OTHER DISTRICTS ARECANCELING PLANS TO ALLOW ANYSTUDENTS BACK IN THE CLASSROOMS.JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANDCANTONPUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE AMONG THOSEMOVINGTO VIRTUAL-ONLY LEARNING FOR ATLEASTTHE FALL SEMESTER.

GOVERNOR TATE REEVES HAS SAID,HE BELIEVES ITWOULD BE IDEAL FOR EACH SCHOOLDISTRICTTO OFFER BOTH IN- PERSON ANDVIRTUALLEARNING OPTIONS.THAT WAY, PARENTS COULD CHOOSEWHWORKS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY.TROY...