School districts have tons of decisions to make in short amount of time

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ONLY HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS. WALKING THE DOGS IS A WALK IN THE PARK. GOING BACK TO SCHOOL? >> I’M READY. >> BUT JOE MEDLOCK SAYS HE’S READY TO GET BACK INSIDE THE CLASSROOM. THE RISING NINTH GRADER HAS STRUGGLED WITH E-LEARNING. I DON’T REALLY LIKE IT MUCH, I DON’T GET PHYSICAL INTERACTION WITH MY TEACHER. IF I HAVE A QUESTION, IT WILL TAKE MAYBE A DAY OR TWO TO GET AN ANSWER BACK. >> JOE’S MOTHER, JENNIFER, SAYS IN PERSON LEARNING COMES WITH ITS OWN SET OF HURDLES. >> THE KIDS DON’T WANT TO DISTANCE THEY WANT TO HANG OUT , AND BE WITH EACH OTHER, GIVE HIGH 5S, THEY WANT TO HANG OUT, BORROW A PENCIL OR WHATEVER. IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD. >> THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS SPARKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY SCHOOL WILL LOOK LIKE COME THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AUGUST 17 IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. WILL STUDENTS COME TO CLASS IN PERSON? OR IN A VIRTUAL SETTING? >> WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO THE SITUATION. >> TIM WALLER SAID THEY WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO DO IN PERSON LEARNING. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NEW COURSE CONTENT, LIVE TEACHER LECTURES EACH AND EVERY DAY. A REGULAR SCHEDULE JUST LIKE IN SCHOOL. >> WALLER SAYS VIRTUAL SCHOOLING COMES WITH A FULL YEAR’S COMMITMENT. YOU CAN’T SWITCH TO IN PERSON IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT TO BRING STUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. THE DEADLINE FOR PARENTS TO DECIDE PARENTS MAY NOT KNOW IF , JULY 27. IN PERSON SCHOOL CAN HAPPEN BY THEN. >> IF WE CAN DO IT SAFELY, I THINK TAKIN

School districts are facing many challenges as they decide how to proceed safely for the 2020-2021 school year.

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