Clinton schools revise reopening plan

The Clinton Public School District has amended its back-to-school plan.

TO:2:13DURATION:0:13REPORTER INTRO02:00- CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSANNOUNCED THAT KINDERGARTENTHROUGH 6TH GRADE WILL START INA HYBRID SYSTEM AND WILL STARTIN VIRTUAL ONLY FOR AT LEAST THEFIRST THREEWEEKS , BUT THEY SAY THEIRPRIORITY ISSTUDENTS TO GET BACK IN SCHOOL02:13VOTHE CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARDMETWITH PARENTS AND STAFF TODISCUSS THEIRPLAN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR-CLINTON SUPERINTENDENT DR. TIMMARTIN01:11- THE DATA SHOWS US THATMIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGHSCHOOLKIDS, THEIR INFECTION RATE ISHIGHER AND ANY IF THEY'REASYMTOMATIC THEIR SHEDDING ISHIGHER THAN SMALLER KIDS.

01:23VOTHAT'S WHY FOR THE FIRST THREEWEEKS K THROUGH 6TH GRADE WILLBE IN A HYBRID SYSTEM AND 7THROUGH 12 WILL START VIRTUALLOPINIONS AMONG PARENTS ARE SPLITON WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIRCHILDREN.VALERIA WRIGHT0:41- I'M OPEN TO IT BEINGVIRTUAL ORHYBRID JUST AS LONG AS THEY'RESAFE 00:47MINDI GWEN - CLINTON PARENT01:54- THEY SHOULD STILL ATLEAST LET THE KIDS GO BACK TOSCHOOL SO THEY CAN BE AROUNDOTHER KIDS SEEING THEY'VE BEENAWAY FROM THEM ALL SUMMER02:00VOEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKEBAND AND CERTAIN FALL SPORTSWILL MEET FOR PRACTICE AS LONGAS THEY FOLLOWPROTOCAL.FOR NOW SOME ASPECT OF VIRTUALLEARNINGCAN BE EXPECTED FOR CLINTONFAMILIES..BUTSCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALS SAY THEYWANT KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL AS SOONASPOSSIBLE.REPORTER TAG02:55- PARENTS WILL BE SENDINGTHEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL ONAUGUST 13TH AND AT LABOR DAYTHEY'LL EVALUATE THEY'RE PLANMOVING FORWARD , IN CLINTON ,CECILHANNIBAL 16- WAPT NEWS.

03:05 THAT WAS CECIL HANNIBALREPORTING... PARENTS