What’s News Today: Return to school plans, vaccine update
Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.
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The Piedmont Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy will receive a donation today. The pastor of Tabernacle Church in Danville will make the presentation.
The Franklin County School Board will hold an emergency meeting today. The board will discuss the Return to School plan for Franklin County High School. The meeting will take place virtually.
The Central Shenandoah Health District will provide an update today on vaccine distribution. The health director will talk about what to expect in the next several weeks as people in groups 1A and 1B continue to receive the vaccine. Locally, the district covers Bath, Highland and Rockbridge Counties.
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ROCKY MOUNT â âWe deserve a safe return,â chanted about a dozen Franklin County teachers and supporters as the Franklin County School Board gathered for an emergency meeting Monday evening.
The school system was set to bring back students for in-person classes four days a week starting Jan. 26. Desks in those classes will be spaced 3 feet apart as recommended by the American Association of Pediatrics, instead of 6 feet as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Responding to teachersâ concerns, the board modified that plan at Mondayâs meeting with a 6-2 vote. Four day a week instruction for grades K-7 will still begin Jan. 26.
Franklin County Schools to continue mix of virtual, in-person classes
Superintendent says the health and safety of teachers and students continues to be a priority
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – During an emergency meeting Monday night, the Franklin County School Board decided not to switch to full in-person learning for all students at the start of the second semester.
The district recently released plans to transition from its current hybrid learning model to all in-person learning starting Jan. 26. People in the community, especially teachers, raised concerns about the changes as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Franklin County.
“We’re so far along and we’re so close to being on the other side of this thing, it just does not make good common sense to throw the doors open and bring all of our children back at this point,” said Shannon Brooks, a teacher at Eagle Tech at Franklin County High School.