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lark

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5. This may be true for 1 county, but it's absolutely a lie for Duval county.
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 01:33 PM
Aug 2020

Our classroom size is averaging about 30. Social distancing isn't even being considered because the classes are too crowded unless tons opt out. Since we are lower-middle working class (in general) that's not expected to happen especially in the lower grades & kindergarten. They have 4 desks bound together with plastic screens between them, but the screens aren't high and if the students stand, totally ineffective. Teachers desks will have 1 plastic screen on 1 side, unsafe and practically useless. The county isn't planning on providing PPE for th teachers - they supply their own or else. There is no safe plan for bussing, none. I predict public schools that opened 8/17 to 5 day in person classes are all closed before the end of Sept. AFAIK the county's plan to start mainly online and a month later add in-school classes hasn't been approved, there's been zero mention of this in the local repug rag since the plan was submitted.

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