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Friday, 3 May 2024

Palm Beach County School Board working on safety plan

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Palm Beach County School Board working on safety plan
Palm Beach County School Board working on safety plan

Members of the Palm Beach County Classroom Teacher's Association showed up to express their concerns directly to the board.

KEEP THEM SAFE ONCE THRETURN TO BRICK AND MORTARSCHOOLS--- AS WELL ASQUESTIONS ABOUT WHO ISELIGIBLE TO OPT*OUT OFCLASSROOM TEACHING.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONBRINGS YOU THE SCHOOL BOARDRESPONSE<< (SOT 35:38) 6 SEC WE MUSTSERVE OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVENUMEROUS LAYERS OF PROTECTIONIN PLACE TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSESAS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

NATS (VO)PALM BEACH COUNTYSUPERINTENDENT DR. DONALDFENNOY MADE HIS COMMENTS ATTHE BEGINNING OF WEDNESDAYNIGHTS SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARDMEETING.

HE IS RESPONDING TOCRITICISM FROM TEACHERS WHSAY THE DISTRICT IS UNPREPAREDTO OPEN SCHOOL CAMPUSES TOSTUDENTS.

NATS: (VO) THISCOMES JUST A DAY AFTERTEACHERS PROTESTED AND ASKEDFOR A PLAN TO BE PUT IN PLACETO PROTECT THEM, STUDENTS, ANDSTAFF WHEN THEY HEAD BACK TOBRICK AND MORTAR SEPTEMBER21ST.

TEACHERS WANT ANSWERS TOQUESTIONS LIKE WHAT IFSTUDENT DOESN'T WANT TO WEAR AMASK, HOW WILL THEY DEAL WITHQUARANTINES AND WHOELIGIBLE TO OPT OUT OFCLASSROOM TEACHING.

(S19:00) 11 SEC DR. FENNOY(SUPERINTENDENT) I WISH ICOULD ACCOMMODATE THE CHOICEOF EVERY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE BUTWE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OFEDUCATING CHILDREN AND MUSTPRIORITIZE REQUESTS OR WE WINOT HAVE ENOUGH INSTRUCTORS TOOPEN OUR CAMPUSES.

NATS: (VO)MEMBERS OF THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY CLASSROOM TEACHERSASSOCIATION SHOWED UP TOEXPRESS THEIR CONCERNSDIRECTLY TO THE BOARD.

(SOT24:50:07) 10 SEC MR. DONPIERSON (TEACHER)“THE ONLYTHING THAT SEEMS CLEAR TOEMPLOYEES, ITCOME BACK, WE CANNATS: (VO) A NUMBER OF BOARDMEMBERS ALSO EXPRESSED THEIRFRUSTRATION OVER A LACK OFCOMMUNICATION.

(SOT 05:44) 10SEC MARCIA ANDREWS (BOARDMEMBER) PERCEPTION IS REALPEOPLE ARE FEELING AT THISPOINT IN TIME THAT WE'RE NOTCOMMUNICATING ADEQUATELY TOLET THEM KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ISGOING ON WITHIN OUR DISTRICT(NATS) (VO) BOARD MEMBERS SAYTHE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GOING TOGET EVERYONE THROUGH THE DOORSOF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICTIS BY PROVING TO STUDENTS,PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STATHEY'VE DONE THE LEG WORK TOMAKE THEM FEEL SAFE TO DO SOTW WPTV NC 5

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