Duval County Public Schools wasn’t expected to unveil its revamped back-to-school plan until Tuesday morning, but members of the Meninak Club of Jacksonville got an early look at the new plan on Monday afternoon.
During a virtual meeting with the club, DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene gave a presentation that appeared to show portions of the same plan the district will show the school board during a Tuesday morning workshop.
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In it, Greene showed how the district likely plans to handle masks, transportation and COVID-19 cases in schools.
Greene also said the school system will likely request a waiver to an emergency order requiring that schools reopen five days a week for in-person learning because of the high number of COVID-19 cases and the Republican National Convention that is scheduled to arrive in August.
Also coming Tuesday, school boards in Clay and St. Johns counties will meet to further discuss school reopening plans. News4Jax will have more on developments in those counties tomorrow.
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Duval County superintendent previews new school reopening plan to Meninak Club
In the presentation, Dr. Greene said students and staff will be required to keep masks on in the common areas, teachers will wear reusable face shields or cloth masks and the district will do its own contact tracing when people get sick.
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