Missouri officials release guidance for school districts, parents for 2020-21 school year

Back to school: MO officials release COVID-19 guidelines

IN JUST OVER A MONTH,KIDS ARE EXPECTED TOHEAD BACK TO SCHOOL...BUT CLASS IS GOING TOLOOK VERY DIFFERENT.MISSOURI LEADERSRELEASED GUIDELINESFOR SCHOOLS TODAY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD SHOWS USWHAT YOUR FAMILIES CANEXPECT THIS FALL.AS MISSOURI REPORTSMORE CORONAVIRUSCASES,THE DEPARTMENT OFELEMENTARY ANDSECONDARY EDUCATIONSHARED ANTICIPATEDGUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS,SAYING CHANGES ARE ACERTAINTYPhil Murray/ Missouri NEAPresidentand Poplar Bluff TeacherThe plans that will work thisweek may not work next weekand we have to be flexible andunderstand thatPHIL MURRAY ISPRESIDENT OF THEMISSOURI NEA,WHICH REPRESENTSTEACHERS IN DISTRICTSINCLUDING BLUE SPRINGSAND INDEPENDENCEPhil Murray/ Missouri NEAPresidentand Poplar Bluff TeacherKindergarten class is going tolook different from a middleschool class and a middleschool class is going to lookvery different from high schoolAMONG DESE'SRECOMMENDATIONS:SCREEN STAFF MEMBERSEACH DAY WITH ATEMPERATURE CHECKKEEP STUDENTS THREE TOSIX FEET APARTSEPARATE LUNCH PERIODSOR AVOID USINGCAFETERIASAND REQUIRE FACE MASKSFOR MIDDLE AND HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS ASWELL AS STAFFPhil Murray/ Missouri NEAPresidentand Poplar Bluff TeacherI would give DESE highmarks.

DESE has done a verygood job of being flexible andgiving us the opportunities todo what we need to do.Gov.

Mike Parson/ Missouriwe highly encourage missourischools to do whatever theycan do reopenIN HIS DAILY PRESSBRIEFING THURSDAY,GOVERNOR MIKE PARSONCOMMITTED TO OPENINGSCHOOLS IN THE FALLGov.

Mike Parson/ MissouriWe got to get the schoolsopen back up We got to getkids back to school.

There's alot of things that occur by nothaving them in school that canbe far worse than going thereand fighting a virus that weknow that's happening hereIF STUDENTS ORTEACHERS AREDIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19,DESE RECOMMENDS THEYREMAIN AT HOME UNTILITS BEEN 10 DAYS FROMFROM SYMPTOM ONSENTTHREE DAYS WITH NOFEVERAND symptoms are improving.Phil Murray/ Missouri NEAPresidentand Poplar Bluff TeacherSchools will work very hard toget the PPE in early but aswith educators in general,finances are tight and we willwind up with educators havingto pay for that out of their ownpocketsREPORTING IN Kansas City.ARIEL ROTHFIELD.

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