St. Lucie Public Schools superintendent answers questions about upcoming school year

On Wednesday, Superintendent Wayne Gent, Kathryn Hensley, school board member, and Representative Delores Hogan Johnson, District 84, hosted a Q&A session on Facebook live to answer many lingering questions families still have.

COUNTY WILL BEGIN THE NEWSCHOOL YEAR -- FROM HOME.TONIGHT, SCHOOL BOARD LEADERSMET TO ANSWER MANY OF THELINGERING QUESTIONS FAMILIESSTILL HAVE.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S DEREK LOWE HAS MOREDETAILS AND ANSWERS FROM THESUPERINTENDENT.<< LL TOP: SHOULD A CHILD TESTPOSITIVE FOR COVID 19, SCHOOLDISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BEDOING THE CONTACT TRACING ANDDECIDING WHICH STUDENTS NEEDTO BE SENT HOME TO QUARANTINE.PKG: STEPHEN MAZZO, 7TH GRADEPARENT 25:25 THE KIDS AREGOING TO GO TO SCHOOL, THEY'REGOING TO GET SICKUNFORTUNATELY, AND THEY'REGOING TO SEND THEM BACK ANDTHEY'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN THESCHOOL.

STEPHEN MAZZO IS NOTOPTIMISTIC ABOUT STUDENTSRETURNING TO CAMPUS ON AUGUST24TH.

STEPHEN MAZZO, 7TH GRADEPARENT 22:47 I DIDN'T EVENTHINK ABOUT IT.

I KNEW IWANTED TO KEEP HER HOME.

ONWEDNESDAY, THE SUPERINTENDENTANNOUNCED STUDENTS SHOULDAVOID RIDING THE BUS IFPOSSIBLE.

AND FOR THOSE THATDO, THERE WILL BE ASSIGNEDSEATING.

WAYNE GENT, SLPSSUPERINTENDENT 7:11 WE NEEDTHE STUDENTS IN THE SAME SEATSBECAUSE IF SOMEBODY DOES TESTPOSITIVE AND WE DO THE CONTACTTRACING, THEN ITS REAL EASY TOFIND OUT WHO SAT REAL CLOSE TOTHAT INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.

ATSCHOOL, MASKS WILL BEREQUIRED.

ANYONE WITH A FEVEROVER 100.4 WILL BE SENT HOME.WAYNE GENT, SLPSSUPERINTENDENT THERE MAY BE ACOUPLE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY ASWE FIRST ROLL THIS OUT BECAUSETHIS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BITNEW BUT WE WILL HAVE IT FINETUNED VERY VERY QUICKLY.STUDENTS AT HOME WILL STILLHAVE THE OPTION TO PICK UPFROZEN MEALS ON CAMPUS.LAPTOPS WILL BE GIVEN OUT ONMONDAY, AUGUST 17TH.

WAYNEGENT, SLPS SUPERINTENDENT35:32 MY SCHOOL ONLINE WILLNOT LOOK LIKE THE LAST 9 WEEKSLOOKED BECAUSE WE THREW ITTOGETHER SO QUICKLY BECAUSE WEHAD NO OTHER OPTION AND WE GOTTHE COMPUTERS OUT QUICKLY.

NOWWE'VE HAD TIME TO ADEQUATELYTRAIN OUR TEACHERS.

STEPHENSAYS HE'S HAVING TO HIRE ABABYSITTER TO WATCH HISDAUGHTER SINCE HIM AND HISWIFE WORK.

BUT BECAUSE HE HASUNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS,IT'S THEIR ONLY OPTION.STEPHEN MAZZO, 7TH GRADEPARENT 22:03 BECAUSE WE AREGOING HIGHER WITH THECORONAVIRUS, THEY SHOULD HAVEWAITED TO START SCHOOL TILLMAYBE NEXT IN JANUARY, VERSUSNOW.

LL TAG: VISITORS WILL BEALLOWED ON CAMPUS IN LIMITEDNUMBERS.

THE SUPERINTENDENTSAYS THEY WILL HAVE THEIRTEMPERATURE TAKEN AND WINEED TO FILL OUT PAPERWORKSTATING WHERE THEY'VE BEEN.

INSLC, IM DEREK LOWE.

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