Stockton elementary school provides glimpse of in-person learning during pandemic

Karma Dickerson reports

KIDS ARE HEADING BACK FOX 40'SKARMA DICKERSON SHOWS US THECORONAVIRUS SAFETY PRECAUTIONSPUT IN PLACE AT SCHOOLS.MANTICA UNIFIED AS ONE OFTHOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THATMADE USE OF A SMALL WINDOW INTHE FALL WHEN COVID-19 CASESWERE DROPPING TO REOPEN INPERSON LEARNING.

HOWEVER,THINGS HAVE CHANGEDDRAMATICALLY SINCE THEN ANDTHEY GAVE US A LOOK AT WHAT INPERSON LEARNING LOOKS LIKEDURING A COVID-19 SURGE, THISIS THE ACTIVITY FORMALLY KNOWNAS A RECESS, A GREAT VALLEYELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN STOCKTON.NOW IT'S CALLED STRUCTUREDPLAY.

HERE'S A STRUCTURE.

EACHSTUDENT GETS THEIR OWNEQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS THEIRDISTANCE FROM CLASSMATES.

IT'SPART OF A STATE APPROVED PLANINCLUDING SMALLER CLASS SIZES,DISTANCING MARKERS ANDPARTITIONS AND EVEN AIRFILTRATION SYSTEMS MANTICAUNIFIED HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTINGTHIS SINCE NOVEMBER.

HOWEVERSOARED SINCE STUDENTS IN THEDISTRICT STARTED THIS APPROACHWHICH HAS THEM ON CAMPUS PARTTIME FOR WEEKS.

I SEE USED INTHE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REGIONOF BEEN A CAPACITY.

STATEGUIDELINES DON'T REQUIREALREADY OPEN SCHOOLS TO SHUTDOWN.

BUT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY'SCURRENT INFECTION RATE IS MORETHAN TWICE THE STATE THRESHOLDFOR NEW SCHOOL REOPENINGS THEDISTRICT DID RETURN TO ONLINELEARNING FOR A WEEK, THEPRINCIPAL JACKLYN DAVIS SAYSSHE'S COMFORTABLE BRINGINGSTUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS AS ISMY STAFF.OUR STUDENTS OUR DISTRICTHAS PUT IN TREMENDOUS SAFETYMEASURES FOR STUDENTS WHENTHEY RETURN IN STEP FOOT ONCAMPUS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.THEY'RE VERY SAFE IN THEIRENVIRONMENT HERE IN THEIRCLASSROOMS AND.

I'M I'M I'MEXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK ONCAMPUS AND LEARNING IN PERSONSUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR CLARKBERKS IS MAINTAINING IN PERSONLEARNING IS ALL ABOUT TAKINGCARE.OF THE CHILD ENTIRE NEEDSNOT ONLY THE HEALTH CONCERNSBUT THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL TERMSCONCERNS.OF THEM.

THE NUTRITIONAL THEREARE A LARGE NUMBER OF KIDSWERE ALSO STILL BEING FED HEREAND WE PROVIDE A SAFEUNIVERSAL ACCESS POINT THATHELPS TO BRIDGE SOME OF OUREQUITY AND OUR MEANS.AND THAT WAS FOX FORTY'SKARMA DICKERSON REPORTINGTONIGHT, THE MAN TAKE A