Study hall program offers safe spot for kids to learn

Edison and Ford Winter Estates opened a study hall program that offers students a safe space to do virtual learning during the pandemic.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STUDENTS AREADJUSTING TO AN UNPRECIDENTEDEXPERIENCE AS THEY START A NEWSCHOOL YEAR...WHILE SOME PARENTS OPTED FTRADITIONAL CLASSES, OTHERS FELTSAFER CHOOSING A VIRTUAL METHODINSTEAD.T HIS MORNING, NOELANI ISSHOWING US A FUN LOCAL OPTIONFOR ONLINE SCHOOLWORK.

SHE JOIUS LIVE NOW AT EDISON FORDESTATES IN FORT MYERS WITHTHDETAILS.("Now let’s take a look at tRubenstein Law Live Cam")Law Live Cam")at the Rubenstein ("Now let’take a look ("Now let’s take alook at the Rubenstein Law LiveCam")GRAB A PEN AND PAPER... BECAUSEWHEN WE COME BACK... WE’RECHECKING THE FOX 4 JOB BOARD...AND SHOWING YOU SOME LOCAL JOBYOU CAN APPLY FOR RIGHT NOW.(TIMTHE PANDEMIC CAUSED MILLIONS OFPEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR JOBS... ANDPART OF FOX 4’S COMMITMENT TOYOU... IS TO PROVIDE THE TOOLSNECESSARY TO HELP YOU FIND WORK.IT’S PART OF OUR SERIES, THEREBOUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.EVERY WEDNESDAY, WE SHOW YOUCOMPANIES THAT ARE HIRING RIGHTNOW, RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWESTFLORIDA.HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME OF THEJOBS AVAILABLE...IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A JOB INTHE SERVICE INDUSTRY, BUFFALOWILD WINGS IN CAPE CORAL HASSEVERAL OPEN POSITIONS... WE’VEGOT THEM LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN.YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE IN NEED OFEVERYTHING FROM BARTENDERS ANDSERVERS, CASHIERS, AND KITCHENSTAFF..

EVEN SHIFT MANAGERS..QUALIFICATIONS VARY DEPENINDINGON THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYINGFOR.LABCORP IS LOOKING FOR A SENIORSERVICE REP.

FOR THEIR FORTMYERS LOCATION.

THIS POSITION ISRESPONSIBLE FOR THE PICKUP,TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY OFMEDICAL SPECIMENS, LAB SUPPLIESAND REPORTS.

A COMPANY VEHICLEIS PROVIDED.QUALIFIED APPLICANTS SHOULD BEAT LEAST 21-YEARS-OLD, HAVE AHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G-E-D...AND A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE.PREVIOUS COURIER AND CUSTOMERSERVICE EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED.TO APPLY FOR THESE JOBS OR TOSEE WHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE INSOUTHWEST FLORIDA... VISIT OURJOB BOARD AT ’FOX 4 NOW DOT COMSLASH JOB SEARCH.’we continue pushing fortransparency... now that schoolis back in session.we have the latest updates whenit comes to the state’sreporting of covid-19 cases inA BIG PART OF STOPPING COVID-19FROM SPREADING IN SCHOOLS ISEARLY DETECTION.OUR STATE HAS PROMISED TO SHOWUS THE DATA FROM SCHOOLINFECTIONS...BUT SO FAR THEYHAVEN’T.JESSICA ALPERN REPORTS ON HOWFLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARETAKING MATTERS OF TRANSPARENCYINTO THEIR OWN HANDS.FLORIDA’S SURGEON GENERAL SAYSTHAT REPORT WILL EVENTUALLY BEMADE PUBLIC.BUT THE QUESITON IS HOW MUCHLONGER WILL IT TAKE FOR US TOHAVE THAT INFORMATION.THIS ALL FOLLOWS WHEN THAT STATEREPORT DETAILING HUNDREDS OFCOVID-19 CASES ON SCHOOLCAMPUSES AND AT DAYCARES WASABRUPTLY TAKEN DOWN IN AUGUST.THE STATE SURGEON GENERAL SAYSTHAT WAS A DRAFT THAT WASINADVERTENTLY RELEASED... ANDTHAT A FINAL REPORT WILLEVENTUALLY MADE PUBLIC.SOTVO:Scott Rivkees FL Surgeon General58:00- we’re trying to puttogether the best report thatactually truly really captureswhat the instance of cases arein the state.IN THE MEANTIME, WITH SCHOOLSBACK IN SESSION...IT REMAINS UNCLEAR HOW MANYFLORIDA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS INTOTAL HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THEVIRUS SINCE THE START OF THE NEWSCHOOL YEAR.TO OFFER MORE TRANSPARENCY...NEARLY A DOZEN FLORIDA DISTRICTSARE NOW POSTING SCHOOL CASES ONDISTRICT WEBSITES.AT LEAST ANOTHER EIGHT SAYTHEY’RE EITHER DEVELOPING APAGE...OR DISCUSSING IF THEYWILL.AS WE REPORTED AT THE TOP OF THEHOUR... CHARLOTTE COUNTY SAYS ITPLANS ON PUBLICLY POSTINGEVERYTHING FROM WHO TESTEDPOSITIV━TO THE SCHOOL,GRADE...AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLEQUARANTINED.SAYING IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE OPENAND HONEST AND GIVE ALL THEINFORMATION IT CAN TO PARENTSAND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.AS FAR AS THE STATE REPORT...ITS TIMELINE IS VAGUEIT COULD BE A FEW WEEKS ORANOTHER MONTH.AS STUDENTS LEARN REMOTELY, ASSTUDENTS LEARN REMOTELY, THEREARE NOWCONCERNS OVER CAMERAS... WHICHEXTEND THE CLASSROOM-ENVIRONMENTOUTSIDE THE SCHOOL."it creates the real possibilitythat anybody accessing the feedcan make, again can capture aclip, can capture the wholesession, and use it in a waythat isn’t in the teacher’s orthe student’s best interest."BILL FITZGERALD IS A PRIVACYRESEARCHER WITH CONSUMERREPORTS.

HE SAYS WE’RE NOT JUSTTALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FORHACKING.

SOMEONE WHO IS*SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE VIRTUALLESSON COULD USE IT IN A WAYTHAT’S HARMFUL.... A STRUGGLINGSTUDENT COULD BE MADE FUN OF, ORONE WITH A DISABILITY COULD BESTIGMATIZED.FITZGERALD IS ALSO WORRIED ABOUTSTUDENTS BEING FORCED TO KEEPCAMERAS ON AT ALL TIMES... WHICHRAISES A HOST OF CONCERNS OVERPRIVACY AND PRIVI