Peter's will offer students the choice of in-person or online classes.Other changes to the district include daily sanitizing and deep cleaning of classrooms; hand sanitizer stations in all classrooms; staff training via a course on safety issues related to COVID-19; daily temperature checks of all staff and students; hand washing throughout the day, social distancing with building-specific procedures, and no field trips. Madison City Schools will resume providing food for those that may need it. In Sioux City, Iowa, the superintendent said buses won't be filled to capacity but will not be empty enough to enforce social distancing.
"If they have a temperature of 100 degrees or higher, please keep your child at home," Peterson said. She also reminded people to stay at home after being tested until they receive their results and to follow quarantining guidelines.Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said he thinks with the mandatory masking ordinance, we’re on the right track and should be able to tell more about if it’s working in the next week. The three school systems in Madison County will begin the school year with remote learning, opting not to bring back about 55,000 students to campus during the novel coronavirus … "Just to address face coverings in general, that was a very difficult decision to come to," Peterson said. Atlanta will limit bus ridership to 60%, Philadelphia will only let 11-15 students on board and Austin, Texas, says 12 students, sitting spaced out, will be the maximum for their buses fitted with Wi-Fi. "If they come to school and we have to send them home because of a temperature, they will have to be kept at home and can't return to school for a minimum of 10 days unless they have a note from a doctor excusing them. If that's not possible, parents should contact a guidance counselor.All learning will be done remotely if Richland County is designated "Level 4" under the state's public health advisory system.All students will be provided an iPad for remote learning and hotspots to those who need one to access the internet.The district says it will work with Richland Public Health on next steps should a student or staff member test positive for COVID-19, and a letter will be sent home to all students in direct contact with the infected student or staff member alerting them of the situation.For in-person instruction, students will be required to wear face coverings while on the bus, during arrival, dismissal, in hallways, during class changes and at lunch until they are seated at lunch tables.Face coverings will be required for all staff and students for third grade through high school and strongly encouraged for students in preschool through second grade.MANSFIELD - As the 2020-21 school year approaches, schools in Richland County have begun to release reopening plans, although they are subject to change as more information about the novel coronavirus comes to light. "We find ourselves in a very challenging time. "There's nothing perfect out there, but we think we've done a pretty good job of doing the best we can for the protection of the kids, teachers, and employees," he said.All staff will be required to wear a mask while at work, unless they are in an isolated setting.