Reopening schools safely next year a priority for educators and health officials

Parents and guardians are encouraged to model good behavior that kids can copy to limit the spread of COVID-19 as much as possible, so when schools reopen, students can be safely educated.

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With the covid-19 pandemic, schools were forced to close in oe er to make sure we able to flatten the curve.but as school ends for this year, it already time to start thinking about next year.

Fox 55 caleb saylor explains the importance of being able to safely reopen schools next year.

Kids have been away from the classroom for two months now, having to juggle being at home while doing normal school work.

Study elementary principal beth kleber hopes this year is a one off, but says we need to be cautious about schools reopening next year think, at this point, what we need to do is continue to do what we have been doing in the district and i know other schools are doing the same, listen to the suggestions and the advice, guidance from the board of health and of the cdc, and of our govenor and then figure out what we can do to educate our students safely.

The goal, educating students safely.

Psychologist siquilla liebetrau with the bowen center says school is more than just learning math and english language skills.

Hese networks of teache and groups, and sports is what makes our children resilient and strong and helps to protect them against things like depression.

Anxiety.

Legal involvement.

And suicide, and it also provide the foundation they need for success in adulthood.

Armstead is a parent of a study elementary student.

She believes in order to reopen safely, schools need to do what they have been doing hoping they go back to normal, how it was.

I mean, most schools were pretty sanitary.

They would wash their hands, sanitizer had to come in all the time, constantly.

If you blew your nose, you had to wash your hands.

I hoping it goes back to the same way.

Parents and guardians are encouraged to model good behavior that kids can copy to limit the spread of covid-19 as much as possible when schools reopen to make sure students can be safely educatedeachers can do just about anything we need to do to keep our kids safe and to educate them.

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