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DSUSD students start in-person learning Monday
For the first time in a year, some Desert Sands Unified students in Pre-K through 5th grade will be back in the classroom Monday.
DSUSD was the first valley district to get its Covid-19 safety plans approved by the county and state. To prepare bringing students back, it has been a logistical endeavor, said Kirsten Knapp, principal at Benjamin Franklin Elementary in La Quinta.
She says keeping students safe during a pandemic has taken a fresh perspective on back to school. Thinking of how students are arriving, how are they dismissing, how are they transitioning, movement within the classroom, Knapp said. We have to think of all of those things to keep them safe and what precautions we can put in place.
Some students to get first taste of classroom life amid the pandemic, Valley families prepare
Valley families are preparing for some of their students to head back into the classroom later this month.
News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on how they plan to do so.
For the past year, at the Miller house, its been a makeshift classroom.
“Keep them sitting still, watching the screen and doing their assignments online, said Traci Miller. Its really hard.”
Now thats about to change.
“We are preparing my making a list of things they need for school because they have been wearing pj’s and t-shirts all this time we do have to get back to our regular schedule, said Miller.
Desert Sun Editorial Board
The Coachella Valley Unified School District once again appears to be in a serious leadership crisis. But we are not just talking about the abrupt and mysterious resignation of Superintendent Maria Gandera.
CVUSD includes 14 elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools, and had a total enrollment of 17,887 during 2019-20 school year. It includes more than 100 square miles, covering from Coachella to Thermal, Mecca and the Salton Sea and Oasis areas. Many of these students live below the poverty line, in homes lacking reliable internet. Thousands of these children have struggled for the past year to access classes online and meals provided by the district.