A breakdown of Lee Schools safety measures, ahead of decision on school start date

The Lee Schools Superintendent will make his recommendation to push the school start date back at a school board meeting Thursday.

The board will have final say.

Here's a breakdown of the safety measures the district's task force has come up with, to address concerns over COVID-19.

YOU ARE WAITING ON PINS ANDNEEDLES FOR.OUR JESSICA ALPERN IS LIVEOUTSIDE THREE OAKS MIDDLE, WITA LOOK AT THE SAFETY MEASURES WECAN EXPECT... WHEN THEY DOULTIMATELY OPEN THEIR DOORJUST HOURS FROM NOW THE SCHOOLBOARD WILL MAKE THAT DECISION.AND WE’LL KNOW *WHEN SCHOOLSLIKE THIS ONE WILL PLAN TOREOPEN.WE KNOW THE LEE SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENT IS RECOMMENDIIT BE PUSHED BACK TO AUGUST 24THOR 31ST.AND HE’S SAID HE BELIEVES BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS ARE THE BESTLEARNING OPTION.BUT HE’S ALSO ADDRESSING THESAFETY ASPECT OF ALL OF THIS.WHICH WE KNOW IS WHAT’S ON THEMINDS OF SO MANY PARENTS ANDTEACHERS AS CASES OF COVID-19CONTINUE TO RISE.LEE SCHOOLS SAYS MASKS WILL HAVETO BE WORN ON BUSSES AND IN THEHALLWAYS.THEY’LL BE *EXPECTED BUT NOTREQUIRED IN CLASSROOMS AND LARGATHERING AREAS.THERE’S ALSO A TEMPERATURETHRESHOLD TO KEEP IN MIND.YOUR CHILD WILL BE CHECKED ANDMUST BE BELOWONE-HUNDRED-POINT-FOUR DEGREESDr. Greg Adkins, Lee SchoolsSuperintende6:50 We have isolation rooms setup and from that point forwawe’ll be in touch with thparent to make sure they comeand pick that student up.WHEN IT COMES TO BUSSES, THEREWILL ALSO BE ASSIGNED SEATING TOHELP WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING.THE BURDEN WILL FALL ON BUSDRIVERS TO MAKE SURE BUSSES ARECLEANED BETWEEN ROUTES.AND THAT’S JUST THE START OFWHAT THE SUPERINTENDENTADDRESSED WHEN IT COMESSAFETY.A LINK TO HIS FULL LENGTH UPDATEIS ON OUR WEBSITE FOX4NOW.COM.AND WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY FROMTHAT DECISION OF *WHEN S