Heath Grimes, Russellville Superintendent

Heath Grimes, Russellville Superintendent

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Waay 31 is your information station on all things back to school!

This morning, we are focusing on russellville city schools.

Russellville city school are preparing for students to return to class on august 19th.

The district has ordered 16 of these sanitizing fog machines, and 200 hand sanitizer dispensers for each classroom.

Plus the district plans to hire two new nurses and additional staff to keep up with the sanitizing regimen.

The system has double it's bus route to cut down on the number of students on a bus at a time.

The first round will drop students off around 7:15 and the second route around 8:15.

The districts maintenance supervisor walked waay31 through their disinfecting regiment for buses <wilson- we have a total of 29, we have 22 routes and seven spares.

Wilson- we have bought a disinfecting sprayer.this type of sprayer right here and were going to use this type of hospital grade concentrate chemical for disinfect that mixes one ounce per gallon.

Wilson- we will disinfecting after morning and afternoon routes both.

We will disinfect twice a day.

I have done a couple buses to prepare for that.

Takes about 4 min a bus and 40 ounces of chemical.

Nat spraying stuff wilson- we will disinfect windows as well where children will have their hands.

Me: so total time on disinfecting 29 buses twice a day.

Wilson- probably about five hours.

> wilson said they have installed hand sanitizer dispensers in every bus too.

Kids will be spaced out every other seat on the bus.

Russellville city schools also told us it takes 4 minutes to spray each bus.

The chemical then takes 10-15 minutes to dry.

Joining us now via phone this morning, is russellville city schools superintendent heath grimes.

Heath, good morning!

Wait for response -how can parents help when it comes to getting their kids ready to go back to school?

Any specifics you're asking from them?

Any advice you can give to them?

-now that masking is mandatory for students, do you have a supply for students and faculty?

-internet access, how capable are you in the event you have to go remote again at some point this fall?

Heath grimes, superintendent russellville city schools, thank you so much for joining us.

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