KC metro schools expecting in-person classes in August

Students in the Kansas City metro have not been inside their school buildings since March, but come August, they could be back in the classroom.

METRO ARE WONDERING IFTHEY'LL HAVE TONAVIGATE VIRTUALLEARNING WITH THEIRSCHOOL-AGED KIDS AGAININ THE FALL.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON FOUND OUT SOMEDISTRICTS ARE WAITINGTO MAKE A DECISION.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGKIDS HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDETHEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGSSINCE MARCH - BUT ASTHINGS STAND RIGHT NOW- MANY CAN LOOKFORWARD TO BEING BACKIN THE CLASSROOM COMEAUGUST.MAGGIE BROOKS-HEILMAN -PARENT"My kids need routine andstructure and its so importantthat that comes back."SOME PARENTS ARELOOKING FORWARD TOSENDING THEIR KIDS BACK- WHILE OTHERS ARE ONTHE FENCE.ANGIE DALBELLO - PARENT"I of course have concerns forboth my daughter going backto elementary school and megoing back as a high schoolteacher."CLASS SIZES AND PROPERSOCIAL DISTANCING HAVESOME PARENTS WORRIED.DALBELLO"She was lucky last year, therewere 20 in her class and theyear before that there were 25and there's just no way youcan space 25 or even 20 kidsfor that matter physicallyaround in a roomSCHOOL DISTRICTSACROSS THE METRO AREWORKING ON PLANS FORTHE FALL.MANY IN JOHNSONCOUNTY TOLD 41 ACTIONNEWS THEY'RE WAITINGUNTIL JULY 10TH WHENTHE STATE IS EXPECTEDTO RELEASE GUIDELINES.05:30"They're looking at 3 options,online distance learning,coming back to school in thefall with modifications, orsome hybrid of the 2 things."SCHOOLS IN WYANDOTTECOUNTY - WHICH REMAINSIN PHASE 3 OF THE STATE'SAD ASTRA PLAN - WILLRETURN TO SCHOOLBASED ON THEGUIDELINES LISTED INEACH PHASE.Dr. Erin Corriveau- UnifiedGovernment of Wyandotte Countyand Kansas City, Kansas, PublicHealth Department Deputy MedicalDirector"We don't know, you knowhow much we're going to beable to open up, we just wantto be especially careful withour children."PHASE 3 ALLOWS 100PERCENT OF STUDENTSBACK.PHASE 2 - 50 PERCENTWITH STUDENTSATTENDING IN SHIFTS -AND PHASE 1 IS VIRTUALLEARNING - A CONCERNMANY PARENTS SHARE.BROOKS-HEILMAN"I can do the best I can andI'm just like everyone else, youdo what you have to do.DALBELLO"For us it worked, but trying tocontinue that in the fall wouldbe kind of overwhelming as aparent.""If it gets to the point wherewe need to do that, we mayconsider that in the futuredepending on which phasethat we're in, so that'ssomething that's underconsideration."MCKENZIE NELSON -REPORTINGFOR PARENTS, STUDENTSAND STAFF, THE HOPE ISTO BE ABLE TO RETURN TOSCHOOL IN THE FALL - BUTHEALTH OFFICIALS SAYTHEY'LL MAKERECOMMENDATIONS