When school returns, what will it look like? USA TODAY spoke to 20 different experts who provide a glimpse of what to expect when kids go back to school.
on reopening the economy recommends that schools place desks six feet apart, serve lunch in classrooms and close playgrounds, according to The Associated Press.so far has been vague. It suggested schools look to their local health officials to make decisions on dismissals, event cancellations and other social distancing measures. The CDC never suggested outright that schools should cancel – governors and school leaders called for that on their own.
and depend on those meals. Schools must provide enough qualified staff to teach students in smaller groups. They must provide emotional support to staff and students. And they need to develop measures to help catch up children who have fallen the farthest behind. U.S. leaders are watching and learning from other countries that are reopening their schools. Denmark
U.S. schools could consider bringing back vulnerable students first for more one-on-one help, or scheduling more days of in-person instruction for them, Bryant said. Students with disabilities, or those whose families rely on schools for food or other assistance, could attend in-person three days a week, while more highly resourced students with access to technology at home could attend two days a week.
Deborah Malac, a U.S. ambassador to Liberia at the time, said cities and counties will probably have to adopt a patchwork of solutions, based on their rates of local infections. She said the lack of data about infections and other aspects of COVID-19 is still the greatest challenge facing U.S. health officials.
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