TPS, Going Virtual

Tulsa Public is going virtual for the year.

SCHOOL DISCTRICT -- GOINGVIRTUAL.

AT LEAST FOR THEFIRST NINE WEEKS OF THESCHOOL YEAR.

THAT DECISIONCAME AFTER A NEARLY FOURHOUR LONG TULSA PUBLICSCHOOL BOARD MEETING LASTNIGHT --SIX MEMBERS VOTED IN FAVOROF FOLLOWING SUPERINTENDENTDEBPRAH GIST'SRECCOMENDATION -- TO DO THEFIRST QUARTER ONLINE... WECAUGHT UP WITH DOCTOR GISTAFTER THAT MEETING LASTNIGHT --TWO WORK'S FOR YOU'STATIANNA TAYLOR IS LIVE THISMORNING WITH DETAILS --TATIANNA, WHAT DID DOCTORGIST SAY THAT PARENTS needto know RIGHT NOW?CORI -- DR. GIST MADE ITCLEAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR THECOMMUNITY WILL REALLY NEEDTO COME TOGETHER.

SHE TALKEDABOUT COUSINS, NEIGHBORS,FRIENDS, A LOCAL CHURCH.

ALLSTEPPING IN TO HELP PARENTSKEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK.DR. GIST -- also with amessage to EMPLOYERS: BEFLEXIBLE WITH STAFF WHO HAVESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.

SOPARENTS CAN MAINTAIN THEIRWORK SCHEDULES WHILE ALSOSUPPORTING THEIR CHILD'SEDUCATION.

GISTS SAYS THEDISTRICT WILL BE DOINGEVERYTHING it CAN TO MAKESURE FAMILIES HAVE THESUPPORT THEY NEED, BUT ITTAKES A VILLAGE.

AND T-P-SIS moving ahead FULLTHROTTLE WITH PREPARATIONSFOR DISTANCED LEARNING.Dr. Deborah Gist//TulsaSuperintendent <5:22-5:40