School Leaders Monitoring COVID-19

School leaders monitoring COVID-19 and deciding on plans moving forward

Because of the coronavirus pandemic á minnesota and iowa's public universities are suspending ináperson classes... moving instruction online.

It's a practice high school students are used to by now.

Some local districts á replace snow days with eá learning days.

Kimt news three's alex jirgens has a closer look at one district's use of eá learning.

He joins us live now.

Xxx george á right now á the forest city school district is working with local health officials to determine the best course of action.

Right now á students will remain in school.

However á it can change.xxx there is no spring break in forest city this year á so the kids are still in school.

Superintenden t darwin lehmann (layá man) has been monitoring developments in the pandemic and consulting state officials about what steps should be taken.

Take sot :13 cg line 1: darwin lehmann cg line 2: superintendent , forest city schools "we're waiting for some guidance.

We look forward to that coming out of des moines, either from the department of ed or our governor.

I think that would put schools in a much different spot to plan."

The district has already used its use eálearning to keep the school year on schedule.

Take sot :13 " i know this is all new for everybody and it's challenging.

I think we're going to learn a lot from this process and hopefully we never have to maryland á new mexico á ohio á oregon and washington, d.c.

Are all closing schools because of the coronavirus.

In iowa á des moines public schools announced yesterday that schools will remain closed for 2 extra days tacked on to spring break.

Live in forest city á alex jirgens á kimt news 3./// thank you alex.

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