Florida school districts seek more money to pay for personal protective equipment

CONNECT VICE PRESIDENT.

THANKSFOR STAYING WITH US.

I’M PATRINOLAN.

WE’RE NOW LOOKING INTOWHETHER OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INFLORIDA WILL HAVE ENOUGH P-P-EAND MONEY TO KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFEIF THEY GO BACK INT THECLASSROM.4 IN YOUR CORNER INVESTIGATORKATIE LAGRONE SHOWS YOU WHAT SHEFOUND.(46-51)(206-216)IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WAREHOUSEBOXES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT OR P-P-E IS BEINGSTORED AND DELIVERED TO PUBLICSCHOOLS HERE EVERY DAY.2:56:25 six truckloads went outtoday.AS OF TODAYHILLSBOROUGHCOUNTY’S DISTRICT STOCKPILEINCLUDES NEARLY 25,000 HANDSANITIZERSNEARLY A HALF MILLION PAIRS OFGLOVESAND ONE MILLION MASK━2:52:50- we wanted to make surewe stockpile as much as we canFOR THE NATION’S 7TH LARGESTSCHOOL DISTRICTPPE IS ESTIMATEDTO COST UP TO $7 MILLION DOLLARSPER *MONTH*, ACCORDING TO THEDISTRICT’S SUPERINTENDENT.2:51:24- that’s a lot of moneyWHILE FEDERAL CARES ACT MONEY,GRANTS AND ITS OWN GENERAL FUNDSWILL HELP THE DISTRICT PAY FORSOME OF ITS SUPPLYIT NEEDS TOFIND MORE MONEYESPECIALLY ASMORE SHIPMENTS ARE NEEDED.4:12- right now it’s going toallow us to open in an efficientmanner, but we just don’t knowthe forecast ability of it.ACROSS THE STATE..WE’VE LEARNETHE NEED FOR PPE IS LEAVINGSCHOOL DISTRICTS BATTLING FOTHE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.NEARLY 700- MILLION DOLLARS INFEDERAL CARES ACT DOLLARS HAS ORIS STILL BEING DISTRIBUTED TOFLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT━ ANDWHILE THE MONEY CAN BE USED FORPP━ MANY DISTRICTS HAVEEARMARKED IT TO COVER OTHEREXPENSES INCLUDING MORE STAFFAND THE TECHNOLOGY FOR DISTANCELEARNING.SO DISTRICTS ARE GETTINGCREATIVEPOLK COUNTY IS ASKING THECOMMUNITY FOR DONATION━LEE, ORANGE, HILLSBOROUGH AND AHANDFUL OF OTHERS ARE BANKING ONFEMA TO COME TO THE RESCUEBUT FEMA SAY━ ANY MONEY FORSCHOOL PPE WILL BE LIMITED- IFGRANTED AT ALL.REIMBURSEMENT FOR SCHOOL FACEMASKS "is only eligible whenbeing used in the performance ofan eligible emergency protectivemeasureand normal operation ofschools are not consideredemergency protective measures,"ACCORDING TO A FEMASPOKESPERSON.MONEY IS BUT ONE PART OF THE PPEPROBLEM ON CAMPU(PASCO SCHOOL NURSE SUPERVISOR)13:28- there are certain thingsthat are hard to get.LISA KERN SUPERVISES 45 SCHOOLNURSES WHO COVER MORE THAN 90SCHOOLS FOR THE PASCO COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICSHE WORRIES HOW LONG HER PPESUPPLY WILL LASTAND HOWDIFFICULT IT WILL BE TO RESTOCK.13:13- school districts are nowcompeting with hospitals andnursing homes and other healthcare facilities throughout thecommunity that are also lookingfor Personal protectiveequipment.

I believe that’sgoing to be a struggle movingforward.TAGIT’S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM NOWGETTING THE ATTENTION OF A USSENATOR.

GARY PETERS OF MICHIGANRECENTLY ASKED FEMA FOR ADISASTER RELIEF FUNDSPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOLS.SENATOR MARCO RUBIO’S OFFICETELL ME HE TOO HAS BEEN IN TOUCHWITH FEMA TO ENSURE SCHOOLS HAVEWHAT THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH THEPANDEMICKATIE LAGRONE