WATCH: Madison County officials hold coronavirus news conference for July 31
WATCH: Madison County officials hold coronavirus news conference for July 31
DISTRICTS ARE OPTING TOCONTINUE VIRTUAL LEARNING FORTHE FALL SEMESTER.
BALTIMORECOUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS JUSTADDED TO THE LIST AFTER A VOTELAST NIGHT.
WMA━2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE FROMBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDHEADQUARTERS IN TOWSON WITHTHEIR PLAN FOR THE YEAR.
ERIHERE IS A 14 PAGE DRAFT PLANAPPROVED BY THE BALTIMORECOUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT━ OUTLINING HOW THEY WILLTACKLE THE SCHOOL YEAR INTHESE UNCERTAIN TIMES━ ATLEAST FOR NOW.
THE PLAN IS TOHAVE VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THEFIRST SEMESTER━ WHICH STARTSON SEPTEMBER EIGHTH ANDDOESN'T END UNTIL JANUARY29TH.
THAT'S A LONG TIME━ ATHAT WAS THE MAJOR CONCERNFROM BOARD MEMBERS LAST NIGHT.THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THESITUATIO IS CONSTANTLYMONITORED IN CASE THINGS DOGET BETTER AND TO BE ABLE TOR━ EVALUATE AT THE END OF THEFIRST QUARTER IN NOVEMBER.SUPERINTENDENT DARRYL WILLIAMSENSURED THE BOARD HE WILLCONTINUE TO GIVE THEM WEEKLYUPDATES━ LIKE HE DID IN THESPRING.
HE SAYS THIS DECISIONWAS MADE BASED ON ADVICE FROMHEALTH EXPERTS SINCE THIS IS AHEALTH MATTER━ BUT STRESSEDTHINGS CAN CHANGE... SAYINGHYBRID AND IN PERSON LEARNINGAREN'T OFF THE TABLECOMPLETELY FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.
SOT━ SUPERINTENDENTDARRYL WILLIAMS━ BALT.
CO.SCHOOLS 10:39━ 1058 we feltthat it was safe to saysemester however if thingschange we want to be flexiblethat if after a quarter and ifits safe do so we can makethat change but we wanted toassure everyone particularlyour staff and our parents toprepare for a semester THEBOARD ALSO VOTED TO MAKE SURETHEY'RE HEARING FROM FAMILIESIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUTTHE PROCESS━ TO MAKE SURE ALLOF THEIR NEEDS ARE MET.
SINCESCHOOL WON'T PHYSICALLY BE INSESSION, ALL FALL AND WINTERSPORTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED FORBALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLICSCHOOLS.
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WATCH: Madison County officials hold coronavirus news conference for July 31
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