In the Seattle area, where scores of people have tested positive for the new coronavirus, health officials are telling people to avoid large gatherings — and some parents are wondering why that doesn't apply to their kids' schools. (KUOW)
Districts are navigating evolving guidance from public health officials - and questions about how to maintain services to children, especially those most vulnerable, if schools are closed for weeks or months.
The school reopened Tuesday at the advice of Public Health - Seattle & King County, Matheson said. “At that time, we were telling parents, regardless of test results, we're gonna be open. We're moving forward with education. Everybody's fine. And of course, that changed at 11:30 [Tuesday] night with the health department.”
“I know they did clean [Hazen] over the weekend, and then Monday,” Garcia said, “but then they went back to school on Tuesday, which I think, you know, they should just have remained closed. And not opened the doors again.” "We closed schools during H1N1 and we saw tremendous community disruption," Duchin said."Parents had to stay home from work who needed to be at work. It affected our health care workforce, as well. Many nurses were pulled out to care for their children.”
As school districts plan for potential long-term outbreak closures, major concerns include whether schools can keep delivering lessons, and the school meals upon which many low-income students rely. "I certainly acknowledge that we have those resources that maybe other districts don't, but we're going to try this," Reid said.
“We are going to go old-school and put together learning packets, and make sure that those are available - should there have to be a closure, that there's access to some type of learning at home,” Juneau said.
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