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Shelbyville Central approves reopening plan

The Shelbyville Central School Board approved a reopening plan for its schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

 

Shelbyville Central Schools Superintendent Mary Harper says, for just one example, masks and face coverings could be debated in many ways.  But they’ve decided to make them an individual choice in the classroom.  They will be mandated during transient periods – in hallways and on school transportation.

 

 

Harper also notes they will seek more information from the health department about use of all types of face coverings.

 

 

The school corporation will provide some masks.  They’re developing plans for how to do so and how many.

 

 

If a student should be diagnosed with COVID – 19 it will mean they, along with any siblings in the school system, will have to go home.  Other contacts the student may have had involving other students will be investigated.

 

 

A virtual learning option will be made available to students not comfortable with returning to the brick and mortar classroom.  It will not be a pass / fail or like what was offered in the spring.

 

 

She says some lessons learned from the spring will help them to implement a virtual program now.

 

 

There is a major note to be understood.  If you take the virtual learning decision there is no extracurricular activity, such as athletics.

 

 

The reopening plan has taken input from many.

 

 

And decisions made as the school year advances are in conjunction with the health department.

 

 

The current 17 page plan approved by the school board in special session Wednesday will need editing and revision.  It’s hoped to be posted to the corporation website by the end of this week.

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