We're learning more about how and when schools in North Alabama plan to bring students back to campus.
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We're learning more now about how schools in north alabama plan to bring students back to campus.
Today waay-31 spoke with the marshall county school superintendent about what her district is doing to prepare.
>> the safety of our students and staff will always be the forefront of our decisions.
>> cindy wiggly told me on- campus classes won't start until at least this fall.
The district will conduct all sul summer mass classes online.
Sports practices will resume on june 8.
The district decided to wait an extra week to make sure students can practice safely.
They'll follow all guidelines set by the state.
As for classes in the fall, wiggly predicts some students will be returning to the classroom while others will continue learning online from home.
The district is in the process of ordering additional cleaning supplies, masks, gloves, and thermometers.
It's also looking at what changes need to be nead inside the county schools.
>> as we could over the years we have replaced faucets with touch less faucets, hand sanitizing stations that are touchesless.
Those kinds of things we're looking at now as well as signage from our facility so that we can remind students to stay the social distancing guidelines.
>> as for the size of classes, wiigly said the district need to see how many students choose the online option and what recommendations are meald by the state.
Dr. wiigly also told me the state superintendent is supposed to updated schools with more guidelines for the next school year in mid june and then they can finalize their plans after that in marshall county, sophia barrelly, waay-31 news.
>> dan shaffer: dr.
District officials showed parents and teachers three different plans for when students head back to school.
A RealClear Opinion Research survey found "0% of families are more likely to homeschool or virtual school after lockdowns.
