Papillion La Vista School Board approves return to class plan

Papillion La Vista School Board approves return to class plan

DISTRICT'S PLAN TORETURN TO CLASS IN THEFALL.GOOD EVENING ANDTHANKS FOR JOINING USTONIGHT AT 10 ...I'M SYDNEY GRAY ...JENNIFER GRISWOLDHAS THE NIGHT OFF.THE DISTRICT UPDATEDIT'S FALL PLAN THISAFTERNOON..P-L-C-S SAYS ITS GOALSARE SIMPLE ...PROVIDE A QUALITYEDUCATION...OFFER FACE TO FACEAND REMOTE LEARNING...WHILE ALSO KEEPINGSTUDENTS AND STAFFHEALTHY.SUPERINTENDENT DR.ANDREW RIKLI SAYSTHEY WANT TO KEEPSTUDENTS IN BUILDINGTHIS YEAR, FOR AS LONGAS POSSIBLE.AT TONIGHT'S SCHOOLBOARD MEETING ...DR.RIKLI SAYS HE FEELS"VERY GOOD" ABOUT THEPLAN ...BUT HE SAYS IT'S NOTPERFECT."I DON'T THINKANYONE IN THISROOM ANYONE INTHIS COMMUNITY,ANYONE IN THISCOMMUNITY,STATE WANTS TOSEE US GO INTOLOCKDOWN MODEAGAIN LIKE WE DIDFOR AN EXTENDEDPERIOD OF TIMEFOURTHQUARTER--THATISN'T GOOD FOROUR KIDS IT'S NOTGOOD FOR OURFUTURE."THE DISTRICT WILLREQUIRE STUDENTS ANDSTAFF TO WEAR MASKS.DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAYITS IMPERTIVE, PARENTSKEEP THEIR KIDS ATHOME IF THEY'RESHOWING SYMPTOMS OFILLNESS.THEY'RE NOW OFFERINGA REMOTE LEARNINGOPTION."STUDENTS WILLENROLL A SEMESTERAT A TIME IF THEYELECT TOPARTICIPATE IN THEPROGRAM IT WILLBE FOR A SEMESTERAT THE END OFFIRST SEMESTERTHEY MAY CHOOSETO CONTINUE INTHE REMOTELEARNINGPROGRAM ..OR THEY MAYDECIDE ONCAMPUS."IN ADDITION TO MASK-WEARING ..PARENTS WHO DROPTHEIR KIDS OFF MUSTREMAIN IN THEIR CARSDURING DROP OFF ANDDISMISSAL.ESSENTIAL VISITORSWILL BE BY APPOINTMENTONLY.SCHOOLS WILL ALSOHAVE TWO HEALTHOFFICES ...ONE FOR SICK STUDENTS...AND ANOTHER FORHEALTHY KIDS WHO HAVEMEDICINE CHECKS.YOU CAN FIND MOREDETAILS ABOUT THEDISTRICT'S PLAN FORREOPENING ON OURWEBSITE ...3 NEWS NOW DOT COM..THE LOCAL TEACHER'SUNION IS REACTINGTONIGHT TO PAPILLIONLA VISTA'S RETURN TOCLASS PLAN.THE PAPILLION LA VISTAEDUCATIONASSOCIATION'S BOARDOF DIRECTORS SAID IN ASTATEMENT: "WE KNOWTHAT IN-PERSONINSTRUCTION IS IN OURSTUDENTS' BESTINTEREST, BUT IT IS NOTSAFE UNDER THE PLANPROPOSED BY THEDISTRICT.WE MUST LISTEN TOMEDICALPROFESSIONALS ANDOUR FAMILIES."THE UNION ALSO RAISEDCONCERNS THAT SOCIALDISTANCING CANNOT BEDONE SAFELY ORMAINTAINED.IT ADDS THAT ALTHOUGHP-L-C-S IS REQUIRINGMASKS FOR ALL, SOCIALDISTANCING OF SIX FEETIS NOT POSSIBLE INMOST CLASSROOMS.MILLA