Green Country school districts re-evaluate reopening plans

Green Country school districts re-evaluate reopening plans

TOLD YOU HOW SOME RURALDISTRICTS ARE DELAYING THEIRPLANS TO OPEN.... BECAUSE OFPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTSHORTAGES.... AND THE NEEDTO EXPAND VIRTUAL LEARNING.ALL NEW AT SIX... 2 WORKSFOR YOU REPORTER TONYRUSSELL.... HAS REACTIONFROM ONE PARENT.... LOOKINGTO GET HER KIDS BACK INTOSCHOOL.MUSKOGEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISONE OF THOSE DISTRICTSOUTSIDE OF OUR MAJORMETRO AREAS TRYING TO FINDTHAT BALANCE BETWEEN OPENSCHOOLS AND VIRTUALLEARNING.

VO IN PKG= THEDISTRICTS START DATE WASPUSHED TO AUGUST 31ST-THEDISTRICT WILL ROTATE BETWEENVIRTUAL AND IN-CLASSROOMLEARNING.

THE FIRST WEEK,CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THEBUILDINGS AND THEN THESECOND WEEK WILL BE FOCUSEDON VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS FROMHOME.

THE DISTRICT ISPREPARED FOR HOW FLUID THISIS-AT A MEETING TODAY WITHADMINISTRATORS-WE SAW WHATTHE NEW TEMPERATURE SCANNERSAT THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILLLOOK LIKE.

I SPOKE WITH ONEMUSKOGEE PARENT-SHE SAYSSHE'S READY FOR THE SCHOOLYEAR TO START-DESPITE THECHALLENGES.

SOT IN PKG= :22REPORTER: "what would youtell the other parents thatare kind of like on edgelike they don't know if it'ssafe or masks-what do youtell the other parents?"ALEXANDER1 AMBER ALEXANDER,MUSKOGEE,"I would tell themgo ahead and send theirbabies to school.

We'reready for them.

It will besafe for them.

I know a lotof people have a lot ofconcerns, but for the bestinterest of Muskogee PublicSchools-Dr. Mendenhall, Ibelieve he has everythingcovered," ON-CAMERA TAG=AGAIN, MUSKOGEE PUBLICSCHOOLS WILL OPEN AUGUST31ST-AND JUST UP THE ROAD INTAHLEQUAH-THE DISTRICT ALSOANNOUNCED A PUSH TO OPEN ONAUGUST 27TH.

IN MUSKOGEE,TONY RUSSELL 2 WORKS FORYOU.