As schools reopen, it’s hardly a return to normal. Get ready for “Zombie checks” and masks everywhere—even on the playground.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—On the eighth day of opening a school to students, Superintendent Eddie Conger marveled that there were no reported Covid-19 cases. He had established safety measures, some beyond federal guidelines, but still was braced for the virus to strike.
In a conference room that day, he got a jolt. An administrator told him a laser temperature check in the drop-off lane revealed a student with a fever. Everyone with a temperature under 100 can enter school, but 100 or over requires another check. A second high reading means a trip back home.International Leadership of Texas-College Station, a public charter school serving kindergarten through 10th grade, reopened to in-person learning on Aug. 13, among the first to do so in the U.S.
The library is closed. Water fountains are disabled. There is no sharing of school books, pencils or other supplies. Sports programs are on hold. Desks are spread apart. And parents can’t enter the building or even drop off a forgotten lunch. The school will provide one.
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