SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Sioux Falls schools are finalizing plans for returning students to their classrooms next month with modifications to prevent contracting the coronoavirus. The Sioux Falls School Board is to consider the plan and other options at a meeting Monday.
Planners say classes are to begin Aug. 27 with the “full intention” of holding them in person. The board is to hear about teaching plans, personal protective equipment guidelines and other changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Argus Leader reports planning members consulted teachers, parents, school administrators, Avera and Sanford pediatric infectious disease doctors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Four different plans were developed based on the level resurgence of the coronavirus at the time.
The plans include traditional in-person learning and modified on-campus learning with students reporting to school one or two days a week.
Other options are remote learning due to a resurgence of the coronavirus and a virtual learning academy in which students who have concerns about returning to in-person classes can enroll in the academy, where all instruction is online.
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