Westside Schools Discuss Their "Pandemic Plan"

Westside Schools Discuss Their "Pandemic Plan"

MOVE TOWARDS AUGUST18." THAT'S A DAY NOTFAR FROM NOW, BUTDURING THE PANDEMIC ALOT CAN CHANGE FROMNOW UNTIL THEN "THATIS A LIFETIME AND A HALFDURING THECORONAVIRUS PERIOD."CHANGE WAS ONE OFTHE BIGGEST MESSAGESDURING THIS FORUM ATWESTSIDE HIGHREGARDING THEIRPANDEMIC PLAN WHICHOUTLINES HOW SCHOOLWILL LOOK IN A LITTLEMORE THAN A MONTH."WE BELIEVE IN DOINGWHAT WE CAN TOPROVIDE HIGH QUALITYEDUCATIONALEXPERIENCE TO ALLSTUDENTS REGARDLESSOF THECIRCUMSTANCES." ONEOF THE BIGGESTCHANGES PEOPLESHOULD EXPECT TO SEEIS STUDENTS AND STAFFWILL HAVE TO WEAR AMASK "OUR SCHOOLBOARD IS LISTENING TOTHE BEST MEDICALADVICE IN THE WORLDWHICH IS RIGHT HERE INOMAHA, NEBRASKA ANDTHEY'RE TELLING USTHAT MASKS MAKE ADIFFERENCE."SUPERINTENDENT MIKELUCAS SAYS MASKS WILLBE REQUIRED UNLESSSTUDENTS HAVE ADOCUMENTED MEDICALOR DEVELOPMENTALISSUEAND IF A STUDENTOR STAFF MEMBERDOESN'T WEAR A MASK,IT WILL RESULT INDISCIPLINARYCONSEQUENCES"SAFETY OF OURSTUDENTS AND STAFF ISPRIMARY OBJECTIVE."SOCIAL DISTANCING WILLBE PRACTICED WHENPOSSIBLE BUT LUCASADMITS THERE WILL BECHALLENGES "WE FEELVERY GOOD ABOUTGETTING 3 TO 4 FEET100% OF THE TIME BUTWE CANNOT GUARANTEE6 FEET THAT'S WHYMASKS ARE REQUIRED."AND NOT ONLY WILLSTUDENTS LOOKDIFFERENT THIS YEAR,SO WILL THECLASSROOMS "A LOT OFTHE GREAT AMAZINGBOOKSHELVES ANDSOME OF THESUPPLEMENTAL TYPETHINGS WON'T BE IN OURCLASSROOMS SO WECAN HAVE AS MUCHSOCIAL DISTANCING ASPOSSIBLE." LUCAS SAYSHE'S AWARE NOTEVERYONE WILL AGREEWITH THESE CHANGESBUT SAYS THESEADJUSTMENTS ARE THEPATH TO GET KIDS BACKIN THE CLASSROOM "WEWISH WE COULD WAVEOUR MAGIC WANDS ANDMAKE EVERYBODY HAPPYBUT WE CAN'T IT DOESN'TMEAN THAT WE'RE NOTTRYING IT DOESN'T MEANTHAT WE DON'T VALUEEVERY STUDENTSOPINION EVERY STAFF'SOPINION ALL THOSEKINDS OF THINGS, WEJUST CAN'T MAKEEVERYONE HAPPY." INOMAHA JOHN MADDEN3NNTHE DISTRICT ALSOSAYS....FOR SOME FAMILIES,PHYSICALLY BEING ATSCHOOL MAY STILL BE ACONCERN, WHETHERFOR MEDICAL REASONSOR FEAR OF COVID-19.FOR THOSE REASONS,THEY CAN CONTINUEEXTENDED CAMPUSLEARNING AT HOME.THE DEADLINE TOSUBMIT PAPERWORK FORTHAT IS JULY 23RD, WEHAVE MOREINFORMATION ON 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM.