Mr G. for District 3 ----------------- Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: DCPS looking to spend millions on plastic shields, masks still optional. (draft)

Mr G. for District 3 ----------------- Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: DCPS looking to spend millions on plastic shields, masks still optional. (draft)

DCPS looking to spend millions on plastic shields, masks still optional. (draft)

You know for years I have been advocating for later start times for high schools. The science is pretty clear that high school kids should start later in the day.

https://www.cdc.gov/features/school-start-times/index.

The district always replies we can't afford it because of magnet school busing. Buses rum multiple routes for multiple schools and we would need a lot more buses and that would cost a lot more money.

Well friends I believe we can throw that excuse out the window and I think I have figured out where we can get the money.

Grumpy Educator has shared and invoice of the districts plan to buy Plexiglas shields and friends they going to run the district in the millions to buy.

https://duvalcosb.civicclerk.com/Web/GenFile.aspx?ad=18202&fbclid=IwAR3jhAlliACq-Ec4TQDlA8tTUHZg4FFp0RK9KlDKYJh4C35SrXR2_GmPQtE

Listen I am torn on this. I don't think the Plexiglas shields would hurt and I think they would help with slowing the spread of the disease. That being said it's millions for something if we are lucky we won't need much past Christmas or beyond this year.

Then think about this, the district is willing to spend millions on screens but shrugs their shoulders at masks. This despite the CDC and the Florida health department practically begging us to make them mandatory.

This is what I think we need to do and for those of you that disagree with me, cool, share your ideas, I  would CONTINUE READING: Mr G. for District 3 ----------------- Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: DCPS looking to spend millions on plastic shields, masks still optional. (draft)