CPS to discuss update Monday for reopening plan

Video Credit: WCPO Cincinnati
Published on August 3, 2020 - Duration: 01:49s

CPS to discuss update Monday for reopening plan

The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Monday to discuss plans for reopening this month..

It's unclear if any changes will be made to the current plan.


CPS to discuss update Monday for reopening plan

HAPPENING TODAY...CINCINNATIPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL DISCUSS ANUPDATE TO ITS SCHOOL REOPENINGPLAN.

AS COVID-19 CASES KEEPRISING IN HAMILTON COUNTY,CHANGES COULD BE IN STORE FORPARENTS AND STUDENTS.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JASMINEMINOR IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN HOWPARENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT THEPLAN.JULIE, IT'S MIXED REVIEWS WITHPARENTS AS MANY ARE ON THEEDGE OF THE SEAT WAITING TOGEMORE ANSWERS TONIGHT.ON THE C-P-S AGENDA IT JUSTSAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT'SPERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP TEAMWILL PRESENT AN UPDATE TO THEBACK-TO SCHOOL PLAN.

BUT ITDOESN'T GO INTO ANY DETAIL OFWHAT THAT UPDATE IS.

RIGHT NOWTHE PLAN IS TO HAVE STUDENTSRETURN STARTING AUGUST 24TH INA BLENDED MODEL.

SCHOOLS WOULDSPLIT STUDENTS INTO GROUPS ANDTHEY WOULD ALTERNATE TAKINGCLASSES IN-PERSON AND AT HOME.C-P-S IS ALSO OFFERING VIRTUALLEARNING OPTIONS FOR KIDS.SOME PARENTS WORRY IT ISUNSAFE TO SEND KIDS BACK INPERSON RIGHT NOW."My husband and I have beenkeeping an eye on the numbers,and at schools that have beenopening and I just don't feellike one that it's safe,especially for the teachersyou can't expect a 5-year-oldto follow those rules all daylong and I just worry that'sjust going to make for unsafeconditions going to make forworry that's just going tomake for unsafe conditions foreverybody."I DID REACH OUT TO BOARDMEMBERS WHO DECLINED TOCOMMENT ON THE MEETING TODAY.ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE BOARDOF EDUCATION MEETING AT 6:30TONIGHT.

COMING UP AT 5:30HEAR HOW OTHER PARENTS WORRYVIRTUAL LEARNING WILL ONLYWIDEN THE EDUCATION GAP.

LIVEDOWNTOWN, JASMINE MINOR, WCPO9 NEWS.

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