Back to school in Raytown

Raytown Quality Schools Superintendent Dr. Allan Markley shares the district's back to school plan.

AS WE AIM TO HELP YOUREBOUND AMID THEPANDEMIC, WE KNOWGETTING YOUR CHILDRENBACK TO SCHOOL SAFELYIS TOP OF MIND FOR MANYFAMILIES.WHILE CLASSES HAVERESUMED IN SOMEDISTRICTS, SEVERAL AREASCHOOL DISTRICTS WILLGET BACK IN SESSIONNEXT WEEK, AFTER LABORDAY.BUT FIRST -- WE'RECHECKING WITH SEVERALDISTRICTS TO FIND OUTWHAT THEIR PLANS LOOKLIKE.JOINING US THIS MORNINGIS THE SUPERINTENDENTFOR RAYTOWN QUALITYSCHOOLS, DR. ALLANMARKLEY.THANK YOU FOR JOININGME THIS MORNING.DR. ALLAN MARKLEYWE KNOW YOURSTUDENTS WILL ALL STARTWITH VIRTUAL LEARNINGEVEN IF THEY CHOSE IN-PERSON CLASSES.

WHATFEEDBACK HAS THEDISTRICT RECEIVED FROMPARENTS AND STUDENTSABOUT THAT DECISION?WHAT PERCENTAGE OFYOUR STUDENTS HAVECHOSEN TO CONTINUEWITH VIRTUAL LEARNINGEVEN AFTER CLASSROOMSREOPEN?WHERE DOES THERAYTOWN DISTRICT STAWITH FALL SPORTS?

WILLSTUDENT ATHLETES GETTO PRACTICE AND PLAY?ONCE CLASSROOMSREOPEN, WHAT ARE SOMEOF THE BIGGESTDIFFERENCES STUDENTSWILL NOTICE?IF A STUDENT OR TEACHERTESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19, WHAT'S THENEXT STEWHAT TYPE OF SCREENINGWILL YOU BE DOING FORTEACHERS WHEN THARRIVE AT WORK?IN ADDITION TO CDCRECOMMENDATIONS, THEDISTRICT'S REOPENINGPLAN SAYS YOU ALLPURCHASEDELECTROSTATICSPRAYERS.

EXPLAIN TOOUR AUDIENCE WHATTHOSE ARE AND HOTHEY WOULD WORK.WE'VE REPORTED ON HOWVENTILATION SYSTEMSCOULD IMPACT THESPREAD OF COVID-19.WHAT CHANGES HAS YOURDISTRICT MADE INADDRESSING THIS ANDWORKING TO MITIGATETHAT ISSUEWHAT MESSAGE DO YOUHAVE FOR PARENTS,STUDENTS AND STAFF INYOUR DISTRICT?DOCTOR ALLAN MARKLEY,THANK YO