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How detailed are Florida's school reopen plans for in-person learning?

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How detailed are Florida's school reopen plans for in-person learning?
How detailed are Florida's school reopen plans for in-person learning?

Florida’s first few public schools are set to restart in-person learning next week, a trial by fire of their reopening plans required by the state.

BEFORE APPROVAL?

CAPITOLREPORTER FORREST SAUNDERSTAKES A LOOK AS SCHOOLS TRY TOREBOUND FROM COVID-19.THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS ISWEEKS AWAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOLTEACHER JESSICA BARTHLE...“MORE THAN ANYTHING I MISS MYKIDS&” THE NORTH FLORIDAWOMAN WANTS TO RETURN TOIN-PERSON LEARNINGSHE HAS LITTLE CONFIDENCE HERDISTRICT IS READY-- ( )“ITA VERY PALPABLE SENSE OF GRIEFFOR ME.

BUT, ITNEAR THE SAME KIND OF GRIEF IFI START SEEING DEATHS”BARTHLE WORRIES HER SCHOOLPLAN TO RETURN ISNAND THAT THE STATE ISCOMPLICIT, RUBBER STAMPINGREOPEN STRATEGIES TO COMPLYWITH WHAT THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT IS PUSHING.“THEYCONSIDERING THE BEST NEEDS OFOUR CONSTITUENTS IN OUR STATEAS THE EPICENTER” (JESS) THEFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION REQUIRED APPROVAL OFTHE PLANS THROUGH THECOMMISSIONERREOPEN ORDER LAST MONTH.

MOSTHAVE DONE SO, RISKING LOSS OFFUNDING FOR NON- COMPLIANCE.NAT WE WANTED TO TAKE A CLOSERLOOK AT THEM AND AFTER REVIEWFOUND PLANS ARE INCONSISTENT.THEY RANGE FROM VERY DETAILEDTO PRETTY RESERVED.

TAKE ALOOK& (FORREST SAUNDERS,FORREST.SAUNDERS@SCRI PPS.COM)“THIS 37-PAGE REOPEN PLANBELONGS TO PINELLAS, LOTS OFDETAILS AND CONTINGENCIES.

ANDTHOUGH ITS BIGGERLESS THAN HALF THE SIZE ANDDETAIL.

DIXIE COUNTYSIX PAGES” MOST PLANS ARENMUCH MORE THAN A CHECKLIST THEDEPARTMENT SENT OUT TODISTRICTS.

TEMPLATES ASKSCHOOLS TO AGREE TO SEVENASSURANCESIN-PERSON LESSONS.

WHAT THEYDONVIRUS PROTECTIONS.

NAT PAPERDROP THE APPROVAL PROCESSLOOKS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARDAS WELL.

ACCORDING TO THIS DOEEMAIL TO CALHOUN COUNTY,APPROVAL IS QUOTE“FOCUSED ONVERIFYING EACH OF THE SEVENASSURANCES” (SEN.

MANNY DIAZ,(R) HIALEAH GARDENS)“WEGOING TO PROVIDE TREMENDOUSFLEXIBILITY FOR DISTRICTS TODO WHAT FITS THEIR COMMUNITY”(SEN) THATCOMMITTEE CHAIR MANNY DIAZ.

HESTANDS BY THE DEPARTMENTSYSTEM, SAYING IT PROVIDESDISTRICTS NEEDED FREEDOM IN ADIVERSE STATE.“LOOK, YOU MAYJUST CHECK OFF THE BOXES ANDBE VERY SIMPLE FOR THEM TORETURN.

FOR OTHER DISTRICTS&ITELABORATE PLAN OR SCHEME,DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THEDISTRICT, DEPENDING ON THEINFECTION RATES AND WHAT THEOBSTACLES ARE” (SEN) BUT HOWWILL THESE VARIED PLANSACTUALLY HOLD UP ONCEREOPENING IS UNDERWAY?

FORTHAT ANSWER WEAND SEE WHAT HAPPENSHOPING HER SCHOOL HITS THEBRAKES BEFORE IT CAN.“HOWMUCH ARE OUR LIVES WORTH”(JESS)WHEN IT COMES TO STATEREQUIRED SCHOOL REOPENINGPLANSINVESTIGATION FOUND.DETAILS VARY BY DISTRICT.

MOSTARE SIMPLY A CHECKLISTAGREEING TO SEVEN STATEREQUIREMENTS, LIKE IN-PERSONLEARNING.

NONE OF THEREQUIREMENTS DEALS WITH VIRUSPROTECTION.

AND STATE PLANAPPROVAL IS CONTINGENT ONVERIFYING DISTRICTS WICOMPLY.FLORIDA HAS NOW HAD518-THOUSAND C

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