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Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson discusses the challenges the coronavirus presents

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Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson discusses the challenges the coronavirus presents
Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson discusses the challenges the coronavirus presents

Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson discusses the challenges the coronavirus presents

Let's directly to brian johnson superintendent of hamilton county schools dr. johnson to deceive its users drains not to re-job and show to discuss the reality that the nail on the overview hamilton county schools are we dealing with this: night team.

So for wesley week with close through our current work which led to the 13 bozos exited a student of the term you think the biggest thing wishers.

It's an unprecedented situation ferocious of his.

The country show a lot of grace.

You know w we have to get through this together but we've got some resources available, whether be how we feed our students extra buses to point to very homework and and and does step one.

One would try to continue that and i do all we can to come together in this moment to talk about the food situation to the educational and social aspects are clearly so many of the students depend on schools, not just for healthy lunch, but for healthy recklessness well use of the buses are being toyed to help take care of the absolute will proceed to some percent of the students in hamilton county are eligible for free or reduced lunch buffet all take branch of it so we understand from that number, that there are so many students in our bishop count on one of us to be the primary source of feeding particular in the morning and afternoon and s we are going buses to to the elementary bus stops, but all students up to the age of 18.

Right, no questions asked in matter where you go school can access though still so boastful supports.

I'm sure your email and your voicemail boxes are being blown up with input from teachers or scalp the teachers or dealing with the situation and maybe to a even higher degree.

How are the students feeling smart teachers are remarkable.

They have responded on the dom to again an unprecedented situation and as i get to really look at some of the things that they've done.

Posted i'm absolutely amazed that this is a uncharted territory of force.

All in all, they have just responded exceptionally well were so fortunate to have all of you in regards to our students.

I woul lure students are coping in so you know it's an adjustment for students.

I always tell people on the father of second-grader and held the county schools and so he's adjusting.

I get to see it on both and as my wife is trying to manage the house and right try to keep them also.

Somoza will schedule and continue his academics while creating enough balance for him to be able to be in the moment and i think a lot of the teachers that are doing their online instruction there causing this is a new opportunity for a new way of correct apps in one out of every challenging situation comes an opportunity to grow and to develop.

Obviously the most urgent concern right now is to safety.

Oh for our children of the safety of our employees safety of our community and although supports that are in place so with each washing hands and distancing ourselves with critical, but in reality the back on this and see that we were able to accelerate our roles opposite.

I do a lot of say or one of the to the things a lot of folks are concerned about for the school year prompts.

Graduation is too early to tell at this point little bi too early to tell just know that we have similar importance of the moment were grappling with the st.

Joseph school district dealing with.

We have not canceled rings as of yet.

We are looking at alternative date, locations, we are talking about alternative ways in which we can facilitate graduation send in the promise of such a so we loo up electives mop importantly, our out to the students into th families and so we want or we can support wally are important, nothing is as important as the health of our students.

Other teachers are great.

The garage also believe that there think you have some very challenging days

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