Desoto County Elementary Schools

[jethreauxdawg]

What I was told today by the spouse of a teacher:
All the principals met together Monday to get the plan for the fall. Principals met with their teachers on Tuesday. The plan for the fall is to have all kids in the class stay in groups of four and not interact with the other kids in the class. So in a class of 24 kids, the kids will sit in 6 separate groups of 4, and be prohibited from interacting with the other kids. If one kids gets Covid, he and his group of 4 have to stay home for 10 school days, along with the siblings of those kids. Teachers have to check each kids temperature everyday as they enter the class. The school will “try” to provide thermometers. If not, teachers should bring their own. If infrared thermometers are not available, they need to use oral thermometers. If kids are out with covid, teachers need to prepare to-go lessons for them and face time with each student daily. Also, teachers are to maintain 6’ from the students and wear gave shields.
I don’t see any problems with this plan**

Also, I am just relaying what I’ve been told. If you or your spouse are a teacher or you’ve heard differently, please correct me.

 

[patdog]

Clearly a plan written and approved by people who haven't been in an elementary school since 6th grade.

 

[mstateglfr]

I know that return to learn plans will be varied across the states and even within the states, but this is an early leader for most creative and complex plan.

 

[jackobee]

Oral thermometer for a class of 30 daily. I don’t see this working out well.

 

[EngDawg]

I see this working absolutely flawlessly**

 

[johnson86-1]

Clearly a plan written and approved by people who haven't been in an elementary school since 6th grade.

I think it sounds like a good plan. Won't be able to implement it, but there's nothing impossible about it, so it at least gives them cover to start in person school on time. Will let elementary kids get in school where they need to be and then we'll see what will happen. If the preliminary evidence that kids don't spread it much is correct, then they will get to continue with school. If that evidence turns out to be incorrect, they will at least get to have school as much as possible and then they can regroup with the best info available.

 

[JacksonDevilDog]

I think they will use temperature gauges that they point at the forehead.

 

[sandwolf.sixpack]

I think it sounds like a good plan. Won't be able to implement it, but there's nothing impossible about it, so it at least gives them cover to start in person school on time. Will let elementary kids get in school where they need to be and then we'll see what will happen. If the preliminary evidence that kids don't spread it much is correct, then they will get to continue with school. If that evidence turns out to be incorrect, they will at least get to have school as much as possible and then they can regroup with the best info available.

Agreed. Any plan is better than the kids only going to school 2 days per week.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Yeah. For 25 years all we heard is they MUST have 180 days of classroom work. “Certificate Of Vaccine ID- AI (or acronym COVID-19)” comes along and poof: we think they can get by with 100 days of classroom work. ****

 

[Captain Ron]

Yeah. For 25 years all we heard is they MUST have 180 days of classroom work. “Certificate Of Vaccine ID- AI (or acronym COVID-19)” comes along and poof: we think they can get by with 100 days of classroom work. ****[/QUOTE

Exactly this. ^^^^^^

There is wailing and gnashing of teeth over one snow day here in the ATL, and yet now..... never mind

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Congrats on being late to the party. They already released the details. https://content.schoolinsites.com/api/documents/40c61141e7d246eb9148378750975932.pdf

 

[patdog]

Won't be able to implement it

In theory, sure, it's a good plan. But this part makes it by definition a bad plan. You won't confine kids that age to only being around 3 other kids. You won't be able to take 25 oral temps every day. You won't be able to keep teachers 6 foot distance from all students.