MRA students prepare for first day of school

MRA students prepare for first day of school

The halls and classrooms at Madison-Ridgeland Academy that not too long ago were empty because of COVID-19 will now be vibrant and lively.

EMPTY DUE TO THE COVID-19PANDEMIC..

WILL NOW BE VIBRANTAND LIVELY.FRIDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OFSCHOOL ATMADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY ANDSCHOOLLEADERS HAVE SEVERAL MEASURES INPLACE TOENSURE SAFETY.STUDENTS LEARNED THE NEW SYSTEMSDURING ORIENTATION THURSDAY.SOTGREG SELF- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPLEANDASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL-MADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY 2020 @1:40-1:48 "BEFORE OUR STUDENTSEVEN ARRIVE THEY SELF REPORTSURVEY QUESTIONS ON THEIR HEALTHAS WELL AS TAKING THEIRTEMPERATURE.

THE COME IN ANDVERIFYTHEY'VE GONE THROUGH THATPROCESS."SOTTONYA REEVES- AP HISTORY TEACHERANDHISTORY DEPARTMENT HEAD-MADISON- RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY2033 @ :49-1:00 "I HAVE NAPKINSAT THE DOOR WHEN THEY ARRIVEWHERE WE WILL AT THE END OF EACHCLASS SPRAY DOWN THE DESK ANDBEFORE ANYONE ELSE COMES IN ANDWE WILL HAVE CLEAN DESKS FOR THENEXT GROUP WHOCOMES IN."IN ADDITION TO WEARING MASKS ATALL TIMES ANDEATING LUNCH INSIDECLASSROOMS... THERE'SEVEN SIGNAGE THROUGHOUTBUILDINGS TO ENFORCE SOCIALDISTANCING.NATS OF GREG: GREG SELF- HIGHSCHOOLPRINCIPLE ANDASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL-MADISON- RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY2020 @ 2:43-2:46 "THERE ARECERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE ONE WAYONLY.

CERTAIN STAIRWELLS THATARE ONE WAY ONLY."SOTSHALEEKA POWELL- @SHALEEKAPWAPT-GRAY 2045 @ :1:52-2:02"TO ALSO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE SCHOOLADMINISTRATORS SAY NO ONE ISALLOWED TO DRINK FROM WATERFOUNTAINS.

INSTEAD THEY CANREFILL THEIR BOTTLES WITHOUTTOUCHING ANYTHING."SCHOOL LEADERS SAY PARENTS HAVEBEENVERY SUPPORTIVE.SOTGREG SELF- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPLEAND ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL-MADISON- RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY2020 @ 1:02-1:08 "THEY EMBRACEDTHE STRUGGLE OF DISTANCELEARNING BUT OUR TEACHERS DID APHENOMENAL JOB AS WELL AS OURSTUDENTSAND PARENTS."SOTGREG SELF- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPLEANDASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL-MADISON- RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY2020 @ 1:13-1:18 "THEY'REEXCITED ABOUT WHAT ALL WE HAVEIN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OFTHE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEDAY."THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL SAYSTHERE'SALSO A PLAN FOR PARENTS WHOAREN'TREADY TO SEND THEIR KID BACK TOSCHOOL.SOTTERMIE LAND- HEAD OF SCHOOL-MADISON-RIDGELAND ACADEMY- GRAY 2006 @7:47-8:00 "FOR OUR MIDDLE ANDHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHAT WE'REASKING AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TODO THERE IS WE WILL OFFER THEMTO DO ALEARN AT HOME TYPE PROGRAM BUTTHEY AREGOING TO HAV TWO COMMIT TO AFULLSEMESTER OF THAT AND THEY WON'TBE ABLE TOPARTICIPATE IN ANYEXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES."SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAY IFANYONE TESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 THEY WILL HAVE TOQUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS.

ANYONEWHO COMES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITHAPERSON WHO TESTED POSITIVE...WILL SELF-ISOLATE FOR 5 DAYS.IN MADISON COUNTY SHALEEKAPOWELL 16WAPT NEWS.

THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL SAYSCONCERNED PARENTS OFKINDERGA