KSDE approves school reopening guidelines (7-15-20)

KSDE approves school reopening guidelines (7-15-20)

Gov.

Laura kelly made an executive order to not start school until after labor day... kansas dept.

Of education also approved their recommendations on how schools should reopen.

Kq2's kilee thomas joins us in studio with what kansas' dept.

Of education suggests.

Wednesday morning.

Department of education approved their recommended guide on schools reopening this fall page draft change: kansas guide to learning and school safety operations" discusses three ways of teaching this fall: on-site learning, hybrid learning and remote learning.

Some of their recommendations include: social distancing as much as possible space between students by reducing class sizes, removing extra furniture, facing students all in the same direction and utilizing outdoor spaces when appropriate.

As far as hygiene goes..

They recommend requiring everyone...staff and students to wash their hand when they come to school and every hour of the school day..

Masks are not recommended for students under 6th grade..

As state educators say they could be a distraction.

And while it's recommended students should have their temperatures checked could be too burdensome.

"temperature screening you will see listed as a best practice to have done daily, but at the same time recognition that practically if you have a school with a 1,000 students and you're trying to screen every student daily, you are creating more problems than you are potentially solving.

By having students mass together in a large group or trying to stay in a line for that amount of time.

So, you'll see recommendations empowering parents to screen with the information necessarily to do screening."

Thursday state education officials will go over the recommendations in details with districts ultimately decide what recommendations they want to implement or not for the upcoming school year plasma last thursday department of elementary & secondary education released a faq document districts on how to reopen stating schools should implement screenings, physical distancing and encourage masks for kids in middle school and up statewide health mandates are being issued on schools reopening at this time local ordinances may implement these guidances.

Reporting in studio, kilee thomas, kq2 news here's a live look outside...