INDIANA, USA — Many of you have questions about getting your students back to school and what precautions will be taken to keep them healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. As districts make plans for the upcoming school year, we will be reaching out to them for answers to keep you informed.
The 38-page document details what respective school districts should check for while reopening schools in the fall. Checks include maintaining social distancing, monitoring temperature and symptoms of students and wearing a mask while having face-to-face instruction.
This article will be updated as we learn more from these districts and receive updates on their reopening plans.
Brownstown Central Community Schools
- Start date: August 7
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning (Grades K-5 via Google Classroom, Grades 6-12 through Edmentum Online Courseware)
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory, students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Clarksville Community Schools
- Start date: August 6
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: Self-screening symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building before school; face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Greater Clark County Schools
- Start date: July 29
- Classroom setup: in-person classes; virtual learning and online academy
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: limiting the number of students in building through social distancing; temperature checks for everyone entering the building; students who are sick will be instructed to wear a mask and sent home; students cannot return until they are fever-free for 72 hours; face coverings for staff and students will be required in common areas, large gatherings, class changes, anytime outside their classrooms, and in the classroom when social distance of 6 feet cannot be maintained; face coverings for students will be expected in grades K-12.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Lanesville Community Schools
- Start date: July 29
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Madison Consolidated Schools
- Start date: August 12
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students will be required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
New Albany Floyd County Schools
- Start date: August 12 (date changed after board meeting on July 23)
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students will be required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
North Harrison Community Schools
- Start date: August 5
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Seymour Community Schools
- Start date: August 10
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
Silver Creek School Corporation
- Start date: August 12
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: All students and staff must self-screen before arriving to school, face coverings for staff and students required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory, students and staff will wash hands with more frequency, students exhibiting symptoms or confirmed positive will be excluded from school.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
South Harrison Community Schools
- Start date: August 4
- Classroom setup: in-person classes and virtual learning
- Schedule: School calendar
- COVID-19 precautions: symptom and temperature checks for everyone entering the building; face coverings for staff and students will be required at all times, social distancing at 6 feet apart is mandatory and students and staff will wash hands with more frequency.
- To read the full plan, CLICK HERE
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