A big question on many parents minds ahead of the school year beginning Monday, has been over supply pick-up schedules.
Here’s the latest from The School District of Lee County.
IN TOTAL, 11 STUDENTS WHO HAHAD ACCESS TO CAMPUS... HAVETESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.ANOTHER QUESTION ON MANY PARENTSMINDS, AHEAD OF THE SCHOOL YEARSTARTING MONDAY... HAS BEENOVER SUPPLY PICK-UP SCHEDULES.OUR JESSICA ALPERN HAS THELATEST INFORMATION FROM LEECOUNTY SCHOOLS.A NUMBER OF PARENTS HAVEEXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THIS...ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE’RE MOTHAN HALF-WAY THROUGH THE LASTWEEK TO GEAR UP FOR THE START OFSCHOOL.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LEECOUNTY SAYS SCHOOLS HAVE BEENMESSAGING PARENTS AND POSTING ONTHEIR WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIAPAGES ABOUT THEIR MATERIALPICK-UP SCHEDULES.OUR CREW WAS THERE AS PARENTS ATGULF MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE ABLE TOPICK-UP SUPPLIES YESTERDAYMORNING.BUT A NUMBER OF PARENTS HAVEEXPRESSED CONCERNS IF THEY’REUNABLE TO MAKE THEIR SCHEDULEDPICK-UP TIME.THE DISTRICT SAYS NOT TOWORRY... SIMPLY CALL YOUR SCHOOLAND SET UP A PICK-UP TIME THATWORKS.AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT AT THETOP OF THE HOUR...THE DISTRICT IS ALSO REASSURINGPARENTS WHO HAVE YET TO RECEIVETHEIR CHILD’S SCHEDULE, THAT ITSHOULD BE OUT BY THE END OF THEWEEK.IT SAYS THE DELAY YOU MAY BEEXPERINECING IS DUE TO THEUNPRECEDENTED TIMES IT’SFACING...BETWEEN ACCOMMODATING ALL THEVARIOUS LEARNING MODELS,SPLITTING STUDENTS INTO COHORTS,AND THE CONSTANTLY CHANGINGINFORMATION FROM HEALTH EXPERTS.TO SEE THE DISTRCT’S
Alex Balan's parents chose the virtual learning option for him for the first day of school, but they say that could change next..
Dr. Greg Adkins says he would much rather have one dedicated school nurse per school. But Lee County, like the rest of the state..
