In addition to requiring face masks for students and staff, Lougee says she’ll also ask the board to revisit the concept of leasing community buildings like churches for extra classroom space.
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“We kind of are at the point where we’re acknowledging that there’s no such thing as a safe return to school,” the president of Ketchikan’s teachers’ union tells KRBD. “So at this point, our language is that we’re looking for the safest option available.”
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The return to full-time, in-person schooling follows months of public pressure on the board to fully reopen school buildings.
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What had been simmering frustration with the district’s “Smart Start” plan boiled over at an explosive town hall meeting Monday night.
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The school district has been grappling for weeks on a reopening plan that would continue educating students while keeping everyone safe.
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On the one hand, putting dozens of kids together in a room could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19. But on the other, many parents have said they don’t want distance learning and are pushing to have kids go back to the classroom.
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