Schools work to figure out logistics of safely allowing students to return

Doug Johnson reports

CAMPUS.

BUT THEY SAY THAT'SBECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS SPACEAND THE RESOURCES TO DO SOSAFELY.

ON MONDAY AUGUST 17THEVERY STUDENT AT JESUIT HIGHSCHOOL IN CARMICHAEL.WE'LL BE ABLE TO ATTENDCLASS IN PERSON WE HAVE ACOUPLE OF REALLY TREMENDOUSBLESSINGS HERE ON CAMPUS THATHAVE ALLOWED US TO BRING ALLOF OUR BOYS BACK TO SCHOOLASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DOCTORFUAD IAN DESMOND SAYS ONE OFTHOSE BLESSINGS IS A 52 ACRECAMPUS WHICH ALLOWS THEM TOUTILIZE THEIR SPACE TO HAVESMALLER CLASS SIZES BYREDUCING CLASS SIZE WE CANHAVE STUDENTS IN CLASS ONCAMPUS SPACED SIX-FEET APARTWHILE ON CAMPUS, THE SCHOOLREQUIRES STUDENTS TO KEEPSOCIALLY DISTANT AND TO WEAR AMASK AT ALL TIMES.

DOCTORDOESN'T BELIEVES ALL FAMILIESWILL COMPLY.

TENSE WILL ALSOBE BROUGHT IN FROM OR LUNCHAREAS BEFORE THEY SWITCHCLASSROOM, STUDENTS WILL HAVETO CLEAN AS PART OF THEIRTRANSITION TO A CLASS PERIOD.WE ARE SETTING UP THOSEPROTOCOLS FOR CLEANING THEIRACTUAL IMMEDIATE DESK IN SPACEAREA YOU ALL STUDENTS WHOSTILL DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLEON CAMPUS OR MAY HAVE FAMILYMEMBERS AT RISK OF COVID-19.STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO LEARNFROM HOME FOR SETTING UP EACHFOR CLASSROOMS WITH AND ACAMERA THAT ALLOWS FOR LIVESTREAM INSTRUCTION AT THESTUDENT TEST POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 DOCTOR HUSBAND SAYSTHEY'LL BE READY IF WE DO HAVEA STUDENT WHO'S OUR FIRSTPOINT OF CONTACT WITH THESACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLICHEALTH AUTHORITIES.

MEANWHILEOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHLESS SPACE IN MEANS AREWORKING ON THEIR OWN PLANSWERE STUDENTS RETURNING IN THEFALL, BUT SOME DISTRICTS HAVEYET TO MAKE THOSE PLANS PUBLICWHILE OTHERS ARE STILL VOTINGON THEM WE DO NOT TAKE IT FORGRANTED THAT WE'RE REALLYUNIQUELY POSITIONS.

WITH OURSPACE WITH OUR RESOURCES ANDWITH OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TODO THIS I'M SO THANKFUL FORIT.NOW WE DID REACH OUT TO ATORSO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLOVER THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY ANDTHEY'RE ALL KIND OF TELL USTHE SAME THING THERE INVARIOUS DIFFERENT STAGES OFFIGURING THIS PLAN OUT ANDWORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF ITAND IN FACT IN ROCKLAND THEROCKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTTONIGHT, THEY'RE ACTUALLYVOTING ON 2 SETS OF PLANS.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIVECOVERAGE OF THAT COMING UP ONFOX 40 NEWS AT 10 O'CLOCK FORNOW WE'RE LIVE IN CARMICHAELDOUG JOHNSON, FOX 40 NEWSDOUG.

THANK YOU DE BEERS IRISHPUB IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO