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Special ed teachers face unique challenges returning to classroom instruction during pandemic
Some DeKalb County special education teachers are concerned about the coronavirus protocols with students not wearing masks.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County School District s special education teachers returned to the classroom with other educators on Wednesday, after fighting unsuccessfully to continue teaching remotely.
The district s campuses have been equipped with PPE, hand sanitizer stations, and signage reminding those in the building of safety protocols in response to the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to ease teacher s concerns about possible exposure. Students continue to learn remotely for the time being. Under the district s plan, students would have the option of returning to campus once school officials decide it s safe to do so.
UpdatedTue, Jan 12, 2021 at 12:32 pm ET
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Students in DeKalb County School District will not return for in-person instruction until mid-February, the district announced Monday. (Shutterstock)
DEKALB COUNTY, GA Citing rising coronavirus cases in Georgia, DeKalb County School District will delay in-person learning, the district announced during Monday s school board meeting.
Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris said during the meeting that the district will push back in-person learning by a month, to mid-February. Classrooms were initially set to reopen Jan. 19 for students in five grade levels, despite DeKalb County s positivity rate sitting above the 10 percent threshold and despite at least two protests by DeKalb educators and parents, who were pushing for schools to remain in virtual learning.
Biden and Democrats rush to reopen schools in new year as COVID-19 death toll climbs
Dozens of large urban school districts in the United States from San Diego, Tacoma and Denver to Chicago, Atlanta and Washington DC plan to restart in-person schooling in the opening weeks of the new year, even as health experts predict January will see a “surge on top of a surge” of the coronavirus pandemic, which has already claimed more than 340,000 US lives.
December has been the deadliest month since the pandemic began, with nearly 70,000 deaths over the past 30 days and a record 3,725 deaths on December 29, according to Johns Hopkins University. “The next couple of months are going to be awful,” Dr. Jonathan Reiner, professor of medicine at George Washington University, told CNN. “We re going to lose 3,000, maybe more people a day, probably until we’re well into February.”
Protests against DeKalb schools re-opening enter second week
Protesters are pushing to halt plans to resume in-person learning in DeKalb County.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students protested lined up along the road near the entrance to DeKalb County School District’s main office on Tuesday – for the second week in a row.
They say they’re outraged the district wants to resume in-person learning as COVID-19 numbers again are on the rise. It s just not the right thing to do at this time, said Deborah Jones, who leads the Organization of DeKalb Educators. We know what happened right after Thanksgiving, so we know what s going to happen after Christmas. Give it some time, what is the rush?