On Monday, Clark County School District hosted "Java with Jara," a virtual town hall to discuss the district's reopening plan.
Jeremy Chen reports.
THIS FALL....IT'S A HOT TOPIC....THAT'S STILL BEINGDISCUSSED....AFTER THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESAPPROVED..... A TENTIVE PLAN...TO SEND TO THE STATE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....JEREMY CHEN IS LIVE WITH HOW ASCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS SHAPINGUP.SUPERITENDENT JESUS JARA ISHOLDING A TOWN HALL TODAY-ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM BOTHPARENTS AND TEACHERS.WE'VE HEARD FROM PARENTSASKING.HOW EXACTLY IT WOULD WORK.THE DISTRICT'S TENTATIVE PLANINCLUDES BLENDED LEARNING...WITH MOST STUDENTS GOING TOSCHOOL JUST TWO DAYS A WEEK...WILL BE CHALLENGES IF A PARENTWANT TO SWITCH FROM DISTANCELEARNING TO THE HYBRIUDOPTION WHEREAS THE OPPOSITETRANSITION WOULD BE EASIER TOVFACILITATE.UNDER THIS PLAN, PARENTS ANDSTUDENTS FACE SEVERALCHALLENGES- INCLUDINGCHILDCARE, ACCESS TO COMPUTERSAND THE LACK OF SOCIALINTERACTION.SUPT.
JARA SAYS..."I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT WEARE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURETHAT WE PRACTICE THE SOCIALDISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLEAND I UNDERSTAND YOUCONCERNS, AND THESE ARE SOME OFTHE DETAILS WE WILL HAVE TOWORK WITH THEINDIVIDUAL PRINCIPALS.A SURVEY HAS ALREADY BEEN SENTOUT TO PARENTS TO SEE WHATCOHORT PARENTS WOULD PREFER TOBE IN..WHETHER IT'S HAVE THEIR KIDS INA CLASSROOM AND DO DISTANCELEARNING COMPLETELY.THE TENTATIVE PLAN IS TO HAVETEACHERS ANDS STAFF RETURN ONAUGUST 10 FOR TRAINING ANDDEVELOPMENT- WITH CLASSESBEGINNING ON THE 24TH.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.NEVADA'S UN-EMPLOYMENTPROBLEMS...COULD BE GETTING WORSE.WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILLSTRUGGLING....TO GET THEIR CLAIMS PAID...
The town hall will address students' questions about the university's return plan.
Wayne State plans to hold a virtual town hall Thursday afternoon on its return-to-campus plan for the fall semester.
