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Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: How other schools and districts are doing with the coronavirus, spoiler, not well

Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: How other schools and districts are doing with the coronavirus, spoiler, not well

How other schools and districts are doing with the coronavirus, spoiler, not well



It is all anecdotal how other schools and districts are doing at this point, but what is happening is not pretty. Sadly it is probably a predictor of what's to come in Florida schools, and that's also not going to be pretty.

Private school closes after just reopening.

From Bussiness Insider,

A Pre-K-7 private school in North Carolina notified parents that a staff member had tested positive for the coronavirus a few days after it reopened for in-person teaching.

On Thursday, Thales Academy Raleigh told parents that a staff member had tested positive for the coronavirus, The News & Observer reported. The school stated that the staff member had been present at the school for training on Monday and interacted with at least 16 students, according to NBC affiliate WRAL.

The school emailed parents that "the staff member in training was asymptomatic" and "passed the temperature check," according to WRAL. The News & Observer reported that a spokeswoman stated the school would disinfect the classrooms with a Clorox Total 360 machine and resume in-person classes on Friday.

https://www.businessinsider.com/nc-private-school-reports-coronavirus-case-days-after-reopening-2020-7?fbclid=IwAR0PGLzDivFrfPRZvPWviXg828YbMgTMpj9wRlA_95LO0wAnH41bIccgVxQ

700 quarantined and 51 infected in Austin,


Austin's school district is dealing with hundreds of staff members who are being asked to quarantine due to CONTINUE READING: Mr. G for District 3: Chris Guerrieri's Education Matters: How other schools and districts are doing with the coronavirus, spoiler, not well