Indian River County superintendent positive about start of school year despite challenges

Although the future of schools is uncertain, the Indian River County school superintendent is encouraged about the start of the school year.

IT'S WEEK TWO FOR STUDENTS ININDIAN RIVER COUNTY.

THEREHAVE ALREADY BEEN CASES OFCOVID-19 AMONG STUDENTS ANDWE'VE NOW LEARNED THE FOOTBALLTEAM IS AFFECTED AT VERO BEACHHIGH WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S JONSHAINMAN CHECKED IN ON THEDISTRICT'S PROGRESS& ANDCHALLENGES SO FAR.<<(PKG) MARGARET NEELY ADMITSSHE WAS CONCERNED HEADING BACKINTO THE CLASSROOM.

(:3 "OVERTHE SUMMER THERE WAS SUCH ADELUGE OF INFORMATION.") THE8TH GRADE ADVANCED LANGUAGEARTS TEACHER AT STORM GROVEMIDDLE SAID THIS TO HERPRINCIPAL.

(MARGARETNEELY/TEACHER :4 "I'M REALLYSCARED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TOHAPPEN ONCE I'M WITH STUDENTSIN THE CLASSROOM.") (NAT BELL)BUT ONE WEEK IN, AFTERSPREADING OUT HER DESKS ANDBEING VIGILANT ABOUTCLEANLINESS&.

(:4 NEELY "IT'SBEEN TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN MYFEARS.") (:14 ANNEBIEBER/STORM GROVE MIDDLEPRINCIPAL "WE WANT TO GET BACKTO SOME KIND OF NORMAL ANDWHAT THAT NORMAL LOOKS LIKEWILL OF COURSE BE DIFFERENT.BUT KIDS ARE RESILIENT RIGHT?THE KIDS ARE GREAT.

THEY'REDOING REALLY WELL WEARINGMASKS WHEN THEY NEED TO,ASKING FOR A MASK BREAK WHENTHEY NEED IT.") (:3 DR. DAVIDMOORE/SUPERINTENDENT "WHATSURPRISED ME WAS HOW SMOOTHEVERYTHING WENT.")SUPERINTENDENT DR. DAVID MOORESAYS THEY'VE HAD 3 STUDENTSTEST POSITIVE SO FAR FORCOVID-19&AT OSCEOLA MAGNET ANDVERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.

(MOORE: 6 "THOSE AREAS HAVE BEENRESANITIZED IN AN ABUNDANCE OFCAUTION.

THOSE SCHOOLS AREOPEN.

TEACHING AND LEARNING ISTAKING PLACE IN THOSESCHOOLS.") (STAND :8 "THECORONAVIRUS HAS FORCED MANYCHANGES BOTH IN ACADEMICS ANDIN ATHLETICS.

RECENTLYIMPACTING THE VERO BEACH HSFOOTBALL TEAM.") DR. MOORESAID HE COULD NOT CONFIRM IF AVARSITY PLAYER TESTEDPOSITIVE& BUT THE TEAM WASAFFECTED.

(DR. MOORE :9 "IT'SA RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER..ABOUT 30 OF FOOTBALL TEAM.

SOTHEY'RE LOOKING AT THESCHEDULE, THE LENGTH OF THEQUARANTINE.") WHILE THE FUTUREIS UNCERTAIN, MARGARET NEELYIS ENCOURAGED ABOUT THEPRESENT.

(:4 NEELY/TEACHER"KIDS HAVE BEEN EXTRAORDINARY.SCHOOL WAS VERY VERYPREPARED.") IN IRC, JS WPTV NC5.