Weeks before the 2020-21 school year is due to start, plans vary wildly from district to district, with school superintendents across the country scrambling to figure out how to safely educate children during a pandemic and a looming financial crisis.
Dallas Public Schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa is considering plexiglass in classrooms to protect students from the coronavirus while also adhering to a state mandate that all students who want a full-time, in-classroom education receive one. In Clayton County, Ga., superintendent Morcease Beasley is recommending all students start the school year remotely — and he is planning a “virtual learning academy” to help students benefit more from distance learning. In Rochester, N.Y.
The president of the National Education Association, which represents 3 million teachers across the country, called Trump’s comments a “bombshell.” She said a close friend from her teaching days has been talking about “getting our wills in order.” The cleaning and transportation costs involved in reopening schools are huge, according to the American Association of School Administrators . Dan Domenech, executive director of the AASA, said most districts are using guidelines issued by the CDC to shape their plans. He said his agency estimates that the average district will spend $1.8 million to bring students back this fall.
“There are a lot of things that can be done, but it’s going to require funding; it’s going to require time,” Domenech said. “When you combine that with the reality that in order to open schools safely you will need substantially more, not less, money for proper PPE, for proper sanitizing and disinfection, for lower class sizes, for social distancing, for additional health and social and emotional needs of students, you’re talking about a really dire situation,” Urbanski said.
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