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Franklin County Schools welcome students back with COVID-19 procedures in place
86% of Franklin County Students (3,200) opted to return to in-person classes for the 2020-2021 school year
After months of preparation due to COVID-19, the Franklin County Schools District welcomed back its students to begin the 2020-2021 school year. The district, consisting of 3,700 students total (3,200 of which opted for in-person learning this school year), is made up of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. “We’ve got enhanced cleaning, we’ve purchased three masks for every child and we have enhanced sanitation,” said Franklin County Schools Superintendent Christopher Forrer. “We’ve done a number of things to make sure they’re safe, but most of all we want to get the children back in the classroom.”According to the Franklin County Schools COVID-19 reopening plan:Students will be reminded to practice proper hygiene throughout the school year.Social distancing will occur where possible.Hand sanitizer stations have been made available throughout all district schools.Classes will eat breakfast and lunch within their respective classrooms.All teachers and students are equipped with three reusable face masks.Lower-grade level teachers will be equipped with face shields.Face masks are not required, but are strongly recommended. This morning when WYFF News 4 visited Carnesville Elementary School in Franklin County, it appeared as though upwards of 80% of the elementary school students in the hallways were wearing a face mask. According to Carnesville Elementary School Principal Karen Correia, classrooms are utilizing desk dividers to reduce the spread of COVID-19, students are not permitted to share school supplies and each classroom will act as a “pod” and remain separated from other classrooms for enhanced social distancing and contact tracing if necessary. “It’s just part of how we will teach,” said Correia. “This is how we do things at Carnesville Elementary School and that will be part of our procedures and routines.”Carnesville Elementary originally shut down in March following President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak. Like many schools across the Upstate and in Georgia, Carnesville has been working for the past five months to provide a safe and efficient learning space for students to return to.
After months of preparation due to COVID-19, the Franklin County Schools District welcomed back its students to begin the 2020-2021 school year.
The district, consisting of 3,700 students total (3,200 of which opted for in-person learning this school year), is made up of three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.
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“We’ve got enhanced cleaning, we’ve purchased three masks for every child and we have enhanced sanitation,” said Franklin County Schools Superintendent Christopher Forrer. “We’ve done a number of things to make sure they’re safe, but most of all we want to get the children back in the classroom.”
According to the Franklin County Schools COVID-19 reopening plan:
- Students will be reminded to practice proper hygiene throughout the school year.
- Social distancing will occur where possible.
- Hand sanitizer stations have been made available throughout all district schools.
- Classes will eat breakfast and lunch within their respective classrooms.
- All teachers and students are equipped with three reusable face masks.
- Lower-grade level teachers will be equipped with face shields.
Face masks are not required, but are strongly recommended.
This morning when WYFF News 4 visited Carnesville Elementary School in Franklin County, it appeared as though upwards of 80% of the elementary school students in the hallways were wearing a face mask.
According to Carnesville Elementary School Principal Karen Correia, classrooms are utilizing desk dividers to reduce the spread of COVID-19, students are not permitted to share school supplies and each classroom will act as a “pod” and remain separated from other classrooms for enhanced social distancing and contact tracing if necessary.
“It’s just part of how we will teach,” said Correia. “This is how we do things at Carnesville Elementary School and that will be part of our procedures and routines.”
Carnesville Elementary originally shut down in March following President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak. Like many schools across the Upstate and in Georgia, Carnesville has been working for the past five months to provide a safe and efficient learning space for students to return to.