No Coronavirus Items On School Board Agenda

A vote parents in Madison County are looking forward to is on hold… again!

Expected to be discussed.

Kenya halliburton, mother "the fall is when you get the influenza season and with this new coronavirus, it's kind of uncertain and one of my children has asthma and so it's definitely a concern for me," kenya halliburton is a mother to 3 boys.... and with one of them having a compromised immune system... returning to traditional school is most likely a no-go.

Halliburton told me she wants to know madison county school's plans sooner rather than later.

Right now... a spokesperson for the school system told me the district is waiting on guidance from the state superintendent of education.

He told me the district does want to keep virtual learning as an option.

Kenya halliburton, mother "i think a phased approach would be nice.

I would like to see them maybe start with virtual components and then kind of ease their way into a face-to-face," the board won't talk about that in tonight's meeting.

Instead, members are expected to focus on new textbooks... and creating an online portal for students to access school records.

Rosanna mason is ok with that.

Rosanna mason, mother "it's still two and half months away, so i think that by then we should have hopefully a better idea of how its affecting kids," last week, the state superintendent listed a series of requirements each school must meet before students return to the classroom.

And parents are split on what they'll do when the next school year starts.

Kenya halliburton, mother "you know if they don't get the virus under control, then i definitely will be keeping my kids home," rosanna mason, mother "i think that i would send her back since kids dont seem to be getting greatly affected by it as we know right now," not shot yet the spokesperson for madison county schools told me the district is still hoping to start next school year in early august.

But like so many other things, that can still change.

Reporting in madison county, alexis scott waay-31 news.

We asked the spokesperson when the board might vote on an extended school calendar and e-learning days... he