School District of Palm Beach County provides back-to-school update

School District of Palm Beach County provides back-to-school update

Just days before the new school year begins in Palm Beach County, school district officials are helping students and parents navigate these challenging and unprecedented times.

SCHOOL TO BEGIN MONDAY... "WMOVED SOME DESKS AROUND SOBELLA'S DESK IS IN MY OFFICENOW.

I CAN BE THERE WITH HERWHILE SHE'S DOING HER SCHOAND I CAN WORK AT THE SAMETIME." HER KIDS ARE AMONG TH175-THOUSAND STUDENTS WHO WIBEGIN WITH DISTANCE LEARNING."WE HAD ABOUT 40 THOUSANCOMPUTERS THAT WE MADEAVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT THATWE ARE HANDING OUT FOR THISSCHOOL YEAR." ON TUESDAY - THEDISTRICT EXPLAINED WHAT ISREQUIRED OF STUDENTS ON THEFIRST DAY... "STUDENTS WILL BEEXPECTED TO LOG INTO THEIRCLASSES ON TIME EACH DAY.."OLSSON KNOWS EVENTUALLY KIDSWILL BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM."I KEEP TELLING HER SOMEDAYSHE WILL BE IN THE CLASSROOM"SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TALKABOUT PROCEDURES WHEN STUDENRETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING."IF A STUDENT TESTS POSITIFOR COVID-19, THEY WILLIMMEDIATELY BE ENROLLED INDISTANCE LEARNING.

AND WILLNEED TO PROVIDE A LIST OFPEOPLE THEY CAME IN CONTACTWITH WITHIN SIX FEET FOR MORETHAN 15 MINUTES." STUDENTSWILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR AFACE COVERING AT SCHOOL.FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND HANDSANITIZER WILL BE ENCOURAGED.SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL ALSOKEY.

"THEY WOULD USE A MUSICROOM OR ART ROOMS OR OTHERROOMS THROUGHOUT CAMPUS THATHAVE A LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE"RIDING THE BUS, WE DON'T HAVEENOUGH DRIVERS AND WE DON'THAVE ENOUGH BUSES WE DON'THAVE ENOUGH FOR TOTAL SOCIALDISTANCING, BUT WE AREREQUIRING ALL BUS RIDERS WEAFACIAL COVERINGSNOW TO COVID- BY THE NUMBERS.WHILE THE NUMBER OF NEW CASESCONTINUES TO DECLI