Warrick Schools Prepare to Safely Reopen

Warrick Schools Prepare to Safely Reopen

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Every school corporation biggest fear coming true last week indiana covid-19 into the classroom on the first day back.

And tri-state schools prevent it from happening to them getting temperatures taken randomly and teachers are already rearranging their classrooms for optimum social distancing.

"we've eliminated all attendance awards and incentives for this school year in hopes that parents will help us out on that standpoint.

If their kids has any kind of symptoms at all whether it s a runny nose or a slight fever please please keep the kid at home."

While warrick school plans originally did not require students to wear masks statewide mandate that decision grades three or higher masking up working with their kids getting them comfortable with wearing a mask because again if we re going to successfully keep schools open everyone s going to have to abide by the safety regulations we have in place."

Now both warrick and the evansville vanderburgh school corporation have three different operating plans they can choose from depending on how the coronavirus pandemic evolves.

"green is we re going to be in school children will be we-ll be physically present we ll be teaching classes.

Even as we re in the green we re also offering parents the life streaming option if they don t feel comfortable sending their kids to school."

While yellow -- is a hybrid of kids at school and at home - -- and red -- all distance learning from home.

But if the worst happens positive for covid - 19 "that student will immediately be isolated.

We ll be in contact with the local health department and start contract tracing and then follow those guidelines to make sure we communicate with any person individual that the positive person was in close contact with."

Warrick county schools are slated to open in person on august 12.

While students can also choose to learn virtually with the same option for the nine week grading period.

Reporting in boonville marisa patwa 44news and