OPS Board talks about back to school plan for students

OPS Board talks about back to school plan for students

TO CLASS.AT THIS TIME, THEY'LLDIVIDE STUDENTS UP BYLAST NAME.AS REPORTER SYDNEYGRAY REPORTS, MANYPARENTS DON'T LIKE THEDISTRICT'SRECOMMENDED OPTION.THE OMAHA PUBLICSCHOOL BOARD HEARDFROM DOZENS OFCONCERNED PARENTSAND COMMUNITYMEMBERS ABOUT APROPOSED PLAN FORSTARTING SCHOOL, INTHE FALL."THIS PLAN THAT HASCOME FORTH IS GOINGTO ONLY WIDEN THE GAPBETWEEN THE HAVESAND THE HAVE NOTS ANDTHE PSYCHOLOGICALIMPACT IS GOING TO BEDETRIMENTAL TO THECHILDREN AND OURFUTURE."MANY PARENTS WEREFRUSTRATED BY THE 3/2PLAN, WHICH IS THEDISTICT'SRECCOMMENDEDOPTION.THAT PLAN SEPARATESSTUDENTS BY NAME ...THOSE WITH LAST NAMESA-K WOULD ATTENDSCHOOL MONDAY ANDTUESDAY.L-Z WOULD ATTENDTHURSDAY AND FRIDAY.WEDNESDAY'S,STUDENTS WOULDROTATE BETWEEN THEGROUPS "I DON'TUNDERSTAND WHYOTHER SCHOOLDISTRICTS IN THE STATEAND BORDERINGDISTRICTS IN OMAHA CANOPEN ...BUT OPS CANNOT."SEVERAL DIFFERENTDOCTORS JOINED THEVIRTUAL MEETING ...CITING THE AMERICANACADEMY OF PEDIATRICSGUIDELINES WHICHSUPPORTS GETTING KIDSBACK IN SCHOOL.BUT ANOTHER HEALTHCARE WORKER WEIGHEDIN AND SAYS SHE'SPLEASED WITH THE 3/2MODEL."WITH THIS PANDEMIC ITIS STILL REALLY JUSTSTILL UNKNOWN WHAT'SALL OUR THERE AND THERESEARCH IS STILL VERYNEW AND FRESH SO I'MREALLY HAPPY THAT OPSIS LOOKING AT A 3/2MODEL WHERE WE CANDISTANCE THE STUDENTSAND EDUCATE THEM ONHOW TO WEAR THEMASKS ..AND WE HAVE TO STARTSOMEWHERE."DR.LOGAN SAYS THEIR HOPEIS TO ONE DAY GET ALLSTUDENTS BACK IN THECLASSROOM...BUT RIGHT NOW SHESAYS THE 3/2 MODEL ISTHE BEST OPTION.24:15 "IT'S NOT WHEREWE WANT TO WANT TO BEBUT WE ARE IN APANDEMIC AND SO WE'REGOING TO MAKE THEBEST DECISION WE CAN,WITH THE INFORMATIONTHAT WE HAVE ...AND TO UPDATE AS WERECEIVE MORE."IN OMAHA SYDNEY GRAY3 NEWS NOW.STUDENTS IN THE SAMEFAMILY WITH DIFFERENTLAST NAMES WILL GET TOATTEND ON THE SAMEDAY