They need to be moving ahead. Herring said this period would be used to assess students' ability and give students the opportunity to meet their teachers.

The summer term, which runs through August 6, requires students and staff to wear face masks, practice social distancing, answer questions on a health form, and have their temperature checked.

"We know through this whole pandemic, information is changing constantly. "We spent months saying that there were certain things that were essential -- that included fast food restaurants, it included Walmart, it included Home Depot.

These measures mirror those that many other major school districts nationwide are taking, including temperature/health checks, masks, social distancing, limiting classroom capacity, and increased cleaning of classrooms and public spaces. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.

Safety has to be the priority.

Herring said the situation in Atlanta would continue to be monitored and reevaluated as the school year progresses. And by working together, we will be able to develop solutions and as issues arise, and ensure that we will all get through this safely as possible. "This is not the way I wanted things to go," she said.The Philadelphia Independent School District plans to reopen schools in September with a hybrid of in-person and online learning, with most students physically attending school two days per week.Under this plan, schools in Philadelphia would resume on September 2. "In the perfect scenario, we would have a face to face engagement for the first day of school," Herring said during the virtual board meeting when making the announcement. "Earlier in July, the Texas Education Agency released its plan for reopening schools detailing that families will have the option of face-to-face or virtual instruction. Battle noted that in the last week alone the area has seen "some of the worst daily numbers" since the crisis began in March, while also acknowledging her disappointment. "Public school students in San Francisco will start the fall semester with learning completely online.San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Vincent Matthews said that "after reviewing the best available evidence-based sources of guidance from health officials, and gathering input from staff, students, and families, we have determined that on August 17, 2020, our fall semester will begin with distance learning. Ron DeSantis has pushed for schools to reopen, making the argument last week that if Walmart and Home Depot can reopen, schools should, too. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring announced Monday that Atlanta public schools will start the first nine weeks of the school year virtually.

It is quite possible if the social behavior and the restrictions in place, if people wear masks, if people exercise social distancing that conditions may be appropriate and healthy for students to return to the very best model of teaching and learning which is in-person" Carvalho said. "SFUSD is the seventh-largest school district in California, with more than 57,000 students. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that in order for in-person class to be allowed, a region must be in Phase 4 of reopening, which New York City is not. The three California school districts collectively enroll almost 800,000 students.Matthews said San Francisco hopes to provide a gradual hybrid approach, with both in-person and distance learning when it is safe to do so. The Eastern Townships School Board delayed its reopening to May 13, in part because of the busing situation. What will be expected of students and their parents? The announcement follows both the Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts' decision this week to also start the year with full remote learning. President Trump reiterated his call for schools to reopen on Monday, citing that children's immune systems are "much stronger" than adults after previously threatening to withhold funding from states that refuse to open for in-person instruction. "We all want to physically open schools and be back with our students, but lives hang in the balance.

Detroit will offer both in-person and virtual learning courses, and families are given the option to decide which model they prefer.