Saturday, November 7, 2020

The week in coveducation: OKCPS bringing students back, coalition calls for mask mandate

The week in coveducation: OKCPS bringing students back, coalition calls for mask mandate
The week in coveducation: OKCPS bringing students back, coalition calls for mask mandate



After a week dominated by election coverage, it’s likely that most people have at least a little bit of news fatigue. But whether you’re going to spend the weekend trying to avoid it all for your own sanity or continue to track updates, this post can offer you a slight break in election news.

Oklahoma City Public Schools will be proceeding with their plans of bringing back all students in-person on an A/B schedule this week. The OKCPS Board of Education will meet Monday evening, and the State Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.

Catch up on the week’s education headlines from reporters around Oklahoma with this coveducation recap.

OKCPS bringing back first-12th grades

Oklahoma City Public Schools will be proceeding with its plans of bringing first through 12th grade students back to in-person learning on an A/B schedule the week of Nov. 9.

Kindergartners and pre-K students returned to the classroom on an A/B schedule Oct. 20.

The Oklahoman’s Nuria Martinez-Keel reported this week that despite classes being canceled for nearly two weeks owing to weather and subsequent power outages, Oklahoma City students are still expected to return to more than 50 schools next week for CONTINUE READING: The week in coveducation: OKCPS bringing students back, coalition calls for mask mandate