Baltimore County announces timeline for in-person learning, new subsidies and learning centers

Baltimore County announces timeline for in-person learning, new subsidies and learning centers

TO BRING STUDENTS IN THECOUNTY BACK TO THEIR SCHOOLBUILDINGS FOR IN PERSONLEARNING.

WMAR 2 NEWS' MARKROPER IS LIVE IN TOWSONOUTSIDE WEST TOWSON ELEMENTARYSCHOOL.

MARK -- HOW SOON COULDSTUDENTS BE GOING BACK TOSCHOOL THERE?WITH TEACHERS AND STAFFSCHEDULED TO RETURN BY OCTOBER19TH -- SMALL GROUPS OFSTUDENTS COULD EXPECT TO GOBACK TO SCHOOL A FEW WEEKSLATER BY NOVEMBER 13TH ATLEAST THAT'S PROJECTEDTIMELINE.

THE SUPERINTENDENTPUT OUT A PROJECTED TIMELINEON WHEN TEACHERS -- STUDENTS-- AND STAFF CAN EXPECT TORETURN TO SCHOOL FOR IN-PERSON CLASSES.

BUT A TEACHERSUNION REP SAYS THEY WERE NOTEXPECTING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT --AND THEY ARE TALKING WITHTHEIR ATTORNEYS.

THE PLAN HASSMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTSRETURNING FOR IN PERSONLEARNING BY MID-NOVEMBER ANDITINCLUDES THOSE WITHDISABILITIES -- PRESCHOOL--PRE-K AND KINDERGARTENSTUDENTS.

SUPERINTENDENTDARRYL WILLIAMS SENT AN EMAILTO BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHERSDESCRIBING THE PLAN.

IN THEEMAIL -- HE STATES FAMILIES OFTHESE STUDENTS WILL BESURVEYED FROM OCTOBER 2ND TOOCTOBER 9TH TO IDENTIFY WHOWANTS TO RETURN.

HE SAYSONLINE INSTRUCTION WILL REMAINAN OPTION.

AND HE ALSO NOTESTHAT SCHOOLS WILL OPERATE AT ALIMITED CAPACITY BASED ONGUIDELINES FROM THE COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT AND C-D-C.STILL -- THE PRESIDENT OFTHETEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFBALTIMORE COUNTY SAYS SHE'SNOT SO SURE ABOUT THE PLAN TOGO BACK TO SCHOOL JUST YET.SOURCE: from news folder forsept 17 - slugged"sexto_interview.mp4 " @ 2:09- 2:31 CINDY SEXTON /PRESIDENT, TEACHERSASSOCIATION OF BALTIMORECOUNTY "We are not convincedthat all of the buildings aresafe, that the airflow and airquality is appropriate and allof that and we don't wantanyone to die.

People arestill dying from this virusand health and safety is ourbiggest concern.

The healthand safety of our staffmembers, of our families..

Ofthe community..

Of ourstudents.

That is the primaryconcern."[:22] AND BALTIMORECOUNTY EXECUTIVE JOHNNYOLSZEWSKI ISSUED A STATMENTAFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

ITSAYS IN PART...“BALTIMORECOUNTAND STUDENTS HAVE FACEDUNPARALLELED UNCERTAINTYDURING THIS CRISIS.

THEYDESERVE COLLABORATIVE PLANNINGAND CLEAR COMMUNICATION FROMTHE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLICSCHOOL SYSTEM.

TODAYANNOUNCEMENT PROVIDEDNEITHER." TEACHERS WHO WANT TOALREADY START WORKING FROMTHEIR CLASSROOMS WERE GIVENTHAT PERMISSION AS OF MONDAYTHIS WEEK -- SO WE'LL SEE IFANYONE SHOWS UP HERE THISMORNING.

LIVE IN TOWSON --MARK ROPER -- WMAR 2 NEWS.AS ONLINE LEARNING ANDTE