Two representatives from local preschools appeared during Thursday's meeting to answer questions posed by the task force. Though it sounds impressive, that percentage translates to roughly 10 more instances of burglary or larceny, he said. But he said that instances of burglary or larceny among teens have increased by roughly 20% when compared to this time last year. Crime when kids are out of schoolĬhief Revell told the task force that overall in Tallahassee, crime is down during the pandemic. The district will not require negative COVID-19 tests from employees or students before the start of school.Īs the tests are merely point-in-time assessments, Hanna said education officials do not feel they are reliable enough and may lead to a false sense of security for people coming to the classroom.Ĭox told the task force schools are focused more on preventative measures than on testing. Cox estimated at least 25 employees already have tested positive for the novel virus. Hanna said the district currently is absorbing the costs of COVID-19 tests for employees. Anyone who was within six feet of that employee for at least 15 minutes, even if wearing a mask, will be asked to quarantine for 14 days.An employee will be required to quarantine for 10 days after symptoms of COVID-19 begin before returning to school.QuarantineĪt the moment, the district's procedure for quarantine is: Their qualms also tied into whether the district will have enough employees to staff schools once an unpredictable number of people are quarantining. He added that kids also could take Tylenol before coming to school to reduce fevers, which would slip past schools' efforts to assess students entering the campus.Īssistant Superintendent Alan Cox laid out the procedure for how contact tracing will work among employees, but several task force members continued to question the process. The issue of whether students will be honest about their social interactions easily could stymie contact-tracers' efforts, Leon Classroom Teachers Association (LCTA) President Scott Mazur pointed out. Several members of the district's task force said it will be important for the district to clearly define, in written documents, contact-tracing expectations, as well as other responsibilities that teachers and staff will have once schools reopen. But she and other health officials acknowledged that people are able to spread the disease without ever showing symptoms of it. Through contact tracing efforts, Blackburn said the department usually is able to pinpoint the original source of viral spread. In the order, Corcoran had mandated - barring a local health department directive otherwise - school districts must reopen physical school sites at least five days a week for in-person instruction and offer families the choice to return their children to brick-and-mortar sites in August.
More: Many Leon County Schools teachers terrified to return to classrooms in AugustĪlso, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare CEO Mark O'Bryant, Capital Regional Medical Center CEO Alan Keesee and Leon County Health Department's Claudia Blackburn updated the educational task force on locally-confirmed cases of COVID-19.īlackburn is the Leon health department's health officer.Īs the local school district tackles the seriousness of reopening schools during a global pandemic, Blackburn told officials her office does not have the authority to shutter schools in the county, contrary to what Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran's recent emergency order may say. DeSantis says schools should - and need to - reopen 10, according to the district's calendar.Īlso during the meeting, local health officials and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell consulted on the topic of schools reopening.
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The change would allow teachers a full two weeks to plan and prepare for students to return to physical classrooms, Hanna said.
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19 start date by three school days, plus two weekend days.
If approved, that would push forward the Leon County public schools' current Aug. The superintendent said during a Re-Open Schools Task Force meeting on Thursday he plans to recommend the delay to the School Board at next Tuesday's board meeting. Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna wants schools to start Aug. Watch Video: Masks and the coronavirus: Why are face coverings important?
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