Bellevue man says more can be done to protect students, employees in schools

He said plexiglass barriers is one example

CITY AREN'T DOINGENOUGH TO PROTECTSTAFF AND STUDENTSFROM COVID-19.HE SAYS THE DISTRICTCLAIMS THEY DONTHAVE THE CASH TOMAKE CHANGES..3 NEWS NOWINVESTIGATOR JEFF VANSANT HAS THE STORY.EMAILS PHONE CALLSTO LOCAL LEADERS ALLTHE WAY UP TO THEGOVERNOR ANDSENATORS ..ROBERT OLIVER IS ON AONE-MAN MISSION FORCHANGE AT BELLEVUEPUBLIC SCHOOLSSAYING THEY LACKPROPER PROTECTIONAGAINST COVID-19..6:26:10 THEY WEREN'TREALLY GIVING ANYGOOD ANSWERS..HIS WIFE WAS ACASHIER IN THECAFETERIA OFBELLEVUE WEST HIGHSCHOOL.USE A PICTURE SNAPSOUND ROBERTSNAPPED THESEPICTURES OF THE CASHREGISTERS..SHOWING NO BARRIERSIN PLACE -- AND NOCHANCE OF SOCIALDISTANCING..HE WANTS TO SEESOMETHING LIKE THESEBARRIERS --- SET UP INAN OPS MIDDLE SCHOOLBELLEVUE PUBLICSCHOOLS RELIESMOSTLY ON FACEMASKS AND SHIELDS.6:27 I SAID HEY LOOK..THATS THE BOTTOMRUNG ..YOU PUT A BARRIER INFRONT OF THEM ..A PERSON ON AANOTHER SIDE ..WHATEVER COMESTHRU THIS..HITS THE GLASS..SAME THING ON THEOTHER SIDE..ITS MUCH SAFER HESAYS THE ANSWER HEGOT FROM SCHOOLOFFICIALS IS THEY LACKCASH..BELLEVUE PUBLICSCHOOLS SENT 3 NEWSNOW INVESTIGATORS ASTATEMENT SAYINGTHEY HAVEIMPLEMENTED SOCIALDISTANCING HANDWASHING ADJUSTEDSCHEDULES MORELOCATIONS TO EAT ..A DISTRICT OFFICIALSAYS COST IS AN ISSUEAND THAT QUOTE: "WECONTINUE TO WORKWITH OUR STATE ANDAND NATIONALREPRESENTATIVES ONTHE EXPENSESINCURRED BY THESCHOOL DISTRICT ANDFUTURE EXPENSES."6:36:57 THIS IS THE SAMEMISTAKE THAT THEMEATPACKINGINDUSTRY MADE..WHEN THEY DIDNT PUTUP THINGS BETWEENPEOPLE ..WHEN THEY RELIEDSOLELY ON PPE THATWAS THEIR DOWNFALL ..LOOK AT WHAT THEYARE DOING NOW YOUWILL SEE THOSEPEOPLE WITHPLEXIGLASS BETWEENTHEM..ROBERT SAYS THERESEEMS TO BE A DOUBLESTANDARD..6:30:52 YOU WALK INTOTHE BELLEVUE PUBLICSCHOOL WELCOMECENTER ..THERE IS A LADY BEHINDPLEXIGLAS ..AND THEN YOU HAVETHESE 50 TO 70 YEARWOMEN ..THAT WE CALLESSENTIAL PEOPLENOW RIGHT?

AND THEYCANT MAKE THEDECISION TO STAYHOME AND DO WITHOUTTHE INCOME THATS WHYTHEY ARE THERE..HIS WIFE WAS MOVEDTO AN ELEMENTARYSCHOOL WITH LESSCONTACT WITHSTUDENTS..ROBERT SAYS THIS ISHIS BATTLE AND WILLCONTINUE TO CAMPAIGNWITH STATE AND LOCALLEADERS TO BRINGABOUT BETTER SAFETYIN BELLEVUE SCHOOLS..JEFF VAN SANT 3 NEWSNOW.WE REACHED OUT TOSEVERAL SCHOOLDISTRICTS TO FIND OUTWHAT THEY'RE DOING..MILLARD GOT BACK TOUS SAYING THEY ARERELYING ON SHEILDSAND FACE MASKS..FOR MORE ON THISSTORY AND ALL OURINVESTIGATIVE TEAM'SSTORIES..GO TO OUR WEBSITE...3 NEWS NOW DOT COM.IF YOU HAVE A STORYFOR THEINVESTIGATORS ...EMAIL IT TOINVESTIGATE AT 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM.AND YOU CAN FIND ALLOF OUR BACK TOSCHOOL COVERAGE,PLUS THE LATEST ONAREA SCHOOL PLANSAND WHAT KIDS AREDOING THIS YEAR ONOUR WEBSITE, TOO.THAT'S 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.