The nation's largest school districts, Los Angeles and New York, have warned that the upcoming school year is likely to involve a measure of distance learning.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told a conference call of school superintendents that the current surge in new COVID-19 cases threatens the reopening of schools.
You absolutely would not want to open a sector when you thought the result of a reopening could be an explosion of outbreaks within that sector," she said.
"We're working here in conjunction with all of the county school districts and with our supervisors and governor's office on making sure we're doing right by students, by teachers, by staff and by the families of all the students, teachers and staff," she said.
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday there's still no timetable on when school facilities may reopen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the district may need to create a balance of online and in-person classes for the next academic year that starts Aug.
"As we look ahead to the start of a new school year, the challenge is to build on the foundation that's been put in place over the past few months and apply the learnings to provide the best possible education for students," Beutner said during his weekly coronavirus briefing.
In order to provide students with adequate education, the new school year will have to include a regular class schedule, attendance will have to be taken, daily live instruction must be given and other requirements must be met, Beutner said.
During the next academic year, each school principal will host regular updates on their plans to reopen and provide education, and community administrators will hold regular town hall meetings to discuss issues related to the new school year, Beutner said.
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