What will the start of the school year look like in Palm Beach County?
That's what school board members will decide on Wednesday when they officially vote on a reopening plan for the 2020-21 academic year.
PARENT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.RIGHT NOW - THE SCHOOL BOARDIS HEARING FROM PASSIONATEPARENTS...BEFORE IT DECIDESHOW STUDENTS WILL RETURN TOSCHOOL NEXT MONTH.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYANHUGHES IS LIVE OUTSIDE PALMBEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL INWELLINGTON FOLLOWING THEMEETING...AND WHATS ON THETABLE.THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE AMARATHON MEETING.
IT BEGAN AT2 AND WENEARLY 4 HOURS OF PUBLICCOMMENT FROM PARENTS....ASKINGTHE BOARD TO LISTEN...TO OPENSCHOOLS AND GIVE PARENTS ANOPTION.
BUT THE SUPERINTENDENTHAS RECOMMENDED STUDENTS BEGINTHE YEAR WITH DISTANCELEARNING .... SO THE SCHOOLBOARD HAS AN IMPORTANT VOTECOMING UP.THIS MEETING IS TAKING PLACEVIA ZOOM...AND COULD GOSEVERAL MORE HOURS.
THESUPERINTENDENT IS RECOMMENDINGONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING WHILEPALM BEACH COUNTY REMAINS INPHASE ONE.
HE SAID TODAYWHATEVER THE OUTCOME HE KNOWSEVERY PARENT WILL NOT BEPLEASED....BUT HE WOULD LIKETO SEE KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL ASSOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE IT ISSAFE TO DO SO.
WEVIRTUAL LEARNING HAS BEEN FINETUNED OVER THE SUMMER....TEACHERS WILL PERFORM LIVEINSTRUCTION DAILY... THEY WILLHAVE OFFICE HOURS...TAKEATTENDANCE AND SEND OUT DAILYAGENDAS.
WIFI HAS BEENINSTALLED IN MORECOMMUNITIES...AND 82- THOUSANDADDITIONAL LAPTOPS HAVE BEENHANDED OUT.
THIS AFTERNOON -WE SPOKE WITH A MOTHER OFTHREE...AS SHE WATCHED THEMEETING LIVE.
HEREHAD TO SAY AHEAD OF THE VOTE.
School districts from Palm Beach to the Treasure Coast are spending millions on PPE and equipment for virtual learning while..
Board members went late into the night to come up with a reopening date.
