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NE Schools Bracing for Weeks-Long Shutdown

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NE Schools Bracing for Weeks-Long Shutdown
NE Schools Bracing for Weeks-Long Shutdown
How schools are preparing for a shutdown period due to the coronavirus.

METRO SCHOOLSANNOUNCEDCLOSINGSYESTERDAY,TODAY WE HEARDFROM WESTSIDE,RALSTON, OMAHACATHOLICSCHOOLS ANDOTHERS, THAT AREALSO SHUTTINGTHEIR DOORS NEXTWEEK.TODAY GOVERNORPETE RICKETTSGAVE THEPARAMETERS ONWHEN HE WOULDSTEP IN HIMSELFTO CLOSE THINGSDOWN.REPORTER JONKIPPER WAS INLINCOLN TODAYAND TELLS USHOW SCHOOLSPLAN TO TEACHSTUDENTS IF THEYCAN'T PHYSICALLYCOME TO CLASS."GOVERNORRICKETTS SAIDTODAY THAT HE'SWILLING TOSUSPEND SCHOOLFOR UP TO EIGHTWEEKS IF AROUNDONE PERCENT OFNEBRASKA'SPOPULATION HASCORONAVIRUS.HE ALSO ISLEAVING IT UP TOEACH INDIVIDUALSCHOOL DISTRICTTO MAKE THE CALLON THEIR OWN,WITH SOMEALREADY DOINGSO."JON LL OPEN"THINGS WERESLOWLY EVOLVINGAND THEN THEYQUICKLY CHANGE."SUTFINIT ALL HAPPENEDQUICKLY.BEGINNINGWEDNESDAY THENSAA CLOSED OFFFANS TO THEIRANNUAL BOYSSTATE BASKETBALLTOURNAMENT.BY THURSDAYMOST METROSCHOOLS CLOSEDDOWN SCHOOL,WIWNTH MANY MOREANNOUNCING ASHUT DOWNTODAY.GOVERNORRICKETTS SAIDTODAY HE'LL SHUTDISTRICTS DOWNFOR SIX TO EIGHTWEEKS IF THERE'SCOMMUNITYSPREAD."WHAT I WILL BEUSING IS THECASES THAT WECANNOT TRACK."PETE RICKETTS,GOVERNORTHIS IS MAKINGSCHOOL DISTRICTSGET CREATIVE,WITH THE STATESTEPPING INTOHELP SCHOOLSTHAT NEED THERESOURCES FORE-LEARNIGN.MILLARD PUBLICSCHOOLS EQUIPSEVERY STUDENTFROM 3RD TO 12THGRADE WITH ALAPTOP OR IPAD.SOMETHING THEYALREADY USEDURING SNOWDAYS."IT'LL MAKING THATMORE INTENSE,RIGHT IT'LL BEMAKING ANOPPORTUNITY FOROUR KIDS TO HAVEMOREOPPORTUNITIES TOLEARN AS WELL ASAN OPPORTUNITYFOR OURTEACHERS TO DOSOME REALLYCREATIVE, OUT OFTHE BOX THINGS."JIM SUTFIN, MILLARDSUPERINTENDENTUNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKAPRESIDENT TEDCARTER SAYSEVERY STUDENTWILL BEGINREMOTE LEARNINGAFTER SPRINGBREAK...SOMETHING THEY'VE BEENPREPPING ANDTESTING, FOR AWHILE."IT MAY ACTUALLYCHANGE THE FACEOF HOW WEEDUCATE AND WEWANT TO GET THISRIGHT AND WEWANT TO MAKESURE WE'RETHINKINGTHROUGH THISAND WE WANT TOMAKE SURE WE'REGOING TO DOEVERYTHING FROMEVENCOMMENCEMENTEXERCISES, HOWWOULD WE DOTHAT VIRTUALLY IFWE HAD TO."SUTFINSHUTTING DOWNSCHOOLS IS ALSOA PROBLEM FORKIDS WHO RELY ONSCHOOLS FORFOOD.IF THEY SHUTDOWN FOR A LONGTIME, SCHOOLSWILL USE THESUMMER FOODPROGRAM TOMAKE SURE ALLSTUDENTS CANEAT."BASICALLY IT'SGOING TO BE AGRAB-AND-GOSITUATION FORANY STUDENT,REGARDLESS OFPOVERTY LEVEL."SUTFININ LINCOLN JONKIPPER 3NN

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