Palm Beach County Schools superintendent recommendation not well received by parents, students

The Palm Beach County Public School District superintendent has released his idea of what direction the district should go in for the upcoming school year.

His strategy was not well-received by some students and parents alike.

DISTANCE LEARNING SHOULD NOTBE THE ONLY OPTION TO STARTTHE YEAR FOR PALM BEACH COUNPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THIS EVENING -THEY DEMONSTRATED AT THESCHOOL DISTRICT - AS THESUPERINTENDENT RELEASED HISRECOMMENDATIONS FOR STARTINGTHE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S TODD WILSONHAS THE STOR<< (SOT 9:01:52) 9 SEC THISGROUP OF PEOPLE REPRESENTS AMULTITUDE, A MULTITUDE OFPEOPLE IN PALM BEACH COUNTYTHAT WANT THE SCHOOLS OPENNOW.

(VO) THE MESSAGE IS CLEARAS TO WHY THESE FOLKS AREPROTESTING.

(SOT 8:50:11)11SEC (MELISSA SMITH - PARENT)BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK ANDIT'S DEFINITELY FORSOCIALIZATION AND I THINK THSHOULD GIVE US A CHOICE.

NATS:(VO) PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, DR.DONALD FENNOY'S RELEASED HISRECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMINGSCHOOL YEAR.

HE'S CALLING FORFULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNINGWHILE THE COUNTY IS IN PHASEONE OF THE RECOVERY PLAN BUT,HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE STUDENTSIN CLASSROOMS WHEN COVID CASESGO DOWN.

NATS: (VO) IT'S NOTJUST THE PARENTS OUT HERE WHOWANT THEIR KIDS BACK IN SCHOOLBUT QUITE A FEW STUDENTS ASWELL.

(SOT 8:52:25) 5 SEC.(KAYLIE MARTLING) IT'S VERYHARD TO LEARN SITTING AT HOMEON YOUR BED.

IT'S HARD FOR THELESSON TO TRANSLATE OVER THECOMPUTER SCREEN.

(SOT8:54:47)(LOGAN SHOWALTER) 11SEC NOT ONLY IS IT MUCH EASIERFOR ME TO LEARN IN SCHOOL, BUTALSO GETTING OUTSIDE ANDMOVING AROUND, TALKING TOFRIENDS IS EXTREMELY HELPFFOR MY MENTAL HEALTH.

NATS:(VO) REGARDING THEDEMONSTRATION - THE DISTRICTSENT OUT A STATEMENT AND ITREADS IN PART: THE DISTRICTAPPLAUDS AND ENCOURAGES INPUTFROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDINGALL DECISIONS THAT WILL BEFELT SO DEEPLY BY OURSTUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTSNATS: (VO) MONDAY'S PROTESTISN'T SOLELY AGAINST DISTANCELEARNING BUT RATHER NOT HAVINGOPTIONS.

(SOT 8:50:23 )4 SECNOT HAVING A CHOICE ISREMOVING EVERYTHING.

(TODD'STAG) THE SCHOOL BOARD WILLVOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TOACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENTSPLAN THIS COMING WEDNESDAY.THE BOARD HAS TO THEN SUBMITTHEIR INTENTIONS TO THEFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION BY JULY 31 FOR FINALAPPROVAL.