Baltimore Public Schools reopen

Baltimore Public Schools reopen

START BRINGING SOME STUDENTSBACK TO SCHOOL FOR IN-PERSONLEARNING - STARTING ON MARCHFIRST.

THE BALTIMORE COUNTYSCHOOL SYSTEM'S NEW PLAN, JUSTRELEASED LAST NIGHT, IS FORHYBRID LEARNING..

TWOIN-PERSON LEARNING DAYS PERWEEK, ALONG WITH THREE VIRTULEARNING DAYS..

FAMILIES WILLHAVE THE OPTION TO LET THEIRKIDS TAKE PART IN THAT"HYBRID" INSTRUCTION*OR KEEPDOING ALL- VIRTUAL LEARNING.CHILDREN WILL BE ASSIGNED TOONE OF TWO GROUPS - WHAT THESCHOOL SYSTEM IS CALLING"COHORT A" OR "COHORT B".

THEWEEK OF MARCH FIRST, STUDENTSIN PRESCHOOL THROUGH SECONDGRADE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE TOTHE HYBRID PLAN.

TWO WEEKSLATER - THE WEEK OF MARCH 15- STUDENTS STUDENTS IN GRADES3-12 AND STUDENTS IN SOMECAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONPROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVETO HYBRID LEARNING, FOLLOWEDBY STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX ANDNINE ON MARCH 22 AND THEREMAINING STUDENTS ON APRIL 6.MOST STAFF MEMBERS - INCLUDINGTEACHERS - WILL RETURN TOSCHOOLS ON FEBRUARY 16..THAT'S TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY..THE BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNIONCRITICIZED THE PLAN ON SOCIALMEDIA..

WMAR-2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON HAS MORE ON THSTORY THIS MORNINGACCORDING TO THE NEW PLAN -STUDENTS WILL START HEADINGBACK TO SCHOOLS ON MARCH FIRWITH A HYBRID MODEL ANDTEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO GOBACK IN JUST A COUPLE OWEEKS.

LATE LAST NIGHT - THETEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFBALTIMORE COUNTY POSTED AMESSAGE ON THEIR FACEBOOK PATELLING ALL THEIR MEMBERS TOCHECK THEIR INBOXES FOR AN"ACTION NETWORK EMAIL" FROMTHE ASSOCIATIONS PRESIDENT.

IWENT ON TO SAY... "WE MUSTTAKE ACTION TO ADVOCATE FOROUR RESOLUTION AND UNITYSTATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THEANNOUNCEMENT FROM BCPS EARLITHIS EVENING." YESTERDAY - THEBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHODISTRICT RELEASED THIERREOPENING PLAN - WHICH STARTSMARCH FIRST AND ALLOWS CERTAINSTUDENTS INTO THE SCHOOLS FORHYBRID LEARNING TWO DAYS AWEEK.

THIS FOLLOWS THEGOVERNOR AND STATESUPERINTENDENT'S DEADLINE SETLAST MONTH.

THEY PUSHED FORSTUDENTS TO GET BACK IN THECLASSROOM BY MARCH -- AND TOLDEACH DISTRICT TO SUBMIT A PLANAND A DATE TO RE-OPEN OR FACEPOSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION.TEACHERS FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVETHE CHOICE TO STAY HOME IFTHEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE.STUDENTS HAVE THAT OPTIONRIGHT NOW - AND THEY'RE ASKINGFOR THE SAME.

AND MANYTEACHERS DON'T WANT TO GO BACKUNTIL THEY'RE VACCINATED -TEACHERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE BUTIT'S A PROCESS.

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