Harford County Public Schools to start year off virtually

Since then, the school system says they've received extensive feedback and have decided to start the 2020-2021 school year completely virtual, while providing students a safe, supervised place during the school day if needed.

*WILL CONTINUE TO DO REMOTELEARNING, THROUGHOUT THE FALLSEMESTER..

BUT SOME OF THEMWILL BE ABLE TO GO INTO THEIRSCHOOL BUILDINGS..

WMA━2NEWSHARFORD COUNTY THIS MORNING..MEGAN A LOT OF PARENTS AREWONDERING WHAT THEY'LL DO THISFALL, WHEN THEY HAVE TO GOBACK TO WORK BUT KIDS ARELEARNING REMOTELY..

THIS COULDWIND UP BEING AN OPTION FORTHEM..WEDISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE SAYTHEYVIRTUAL LEARNING IN THE FALL.AND HARFORD COUNTY PLANS TO DOTHAT AS WELL& WITH THE ADDEDOPTION OF WHAT THEYLEARNING SUPPORT CENTERS.SCHOOL OFFICIALS SPOKE ABOUTTHIS DURING A VIRTUAL TOWNHALL MEETING LAST NIGHT WITHPARENTS.

THE IDEA IS TO OFFERTHESE SUPPORT CENTERS IN EVERYSCHOOL& DEPENDING ON THEDEMAND.

TEACHERS WILL STILL BETEACHING THESE STUDENTSREMOTELY BUT THERE WILL BEADULTS IN THE BUILDING TOSUPERVISE THE KIDS.

ANDEVERYONE WHO IS IN THEBUILDING MUST COMPLY WITHC━━C GUIDELINES SUCH ASWEARING FACE MASKS BUSTRANSPORTATION AND MEALS WILLBE OFFERED TO THE STUDENTS.

ASFOR STUDENTS WHO WILL BE DOINGTHEIR SCHOOL WORK FROM HOME&THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES PLANTO SUPPLY EVERY TEACHER ANDSTUDENT WITH A LAPTOP.

THEYALSO WORKING TO CREATECELLULAR HOTSPOTS THROUGHOUTTHE COUNTY TO HELP WITHINTERNET ACCESS.

AMONG THEQUESTIONS PARENTS ASKED AT THETOWN HALL LAST NIGHT& HOW MUCHENGAGEMENT WILL THEIR CHILDGET WITH THEIR TEACHER?Michael ODirector of Secondary SchoolInstruction and PerformanceRUNS=20 "so what they canexpect is a regular bell wherethey connect with teachers andtheir classmates, just likethey would in person...we wantit to look as much like thei━person experience as wecan." AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTPLANS TO SEND OUT A SURVEY TOFAMILIES NEXT WEEK TO GAUGETHEIR INTEREST IN ENROLLINGTHEIR CHILD IN A LEARNINGSUPPORT CENTER& SO THEY CANGET AN IDEA OF THE DEMAND& ANDIF THEYAT EVERY SCHOOL.

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