West Sacramento families set to find out next week when kids will return to class WUSD tells families in COVID update: superintendent and staff will work to identify a specific reopening date by March 5 Share Updated: 8:08 PM PST Feb 27, 2021 West Sacramento families set to find out next week when kids will return to class WUSD tells families in COVID update: superintendent and staff will work to identify a specific reopening date by March 5 Share Updated: 8:08 PM PST Feb 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> WEST SACRAMENTO PARENTS AND STUDENTS, TAKING THEIR MESSAGE TO THE STREETS. >> THE RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT IT’S SAFE TO REOPEN. >> AFTER HOURS AND HOURS OF LISTENING TO AND PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, WASHINGTON UNIFIED, INCLUDING ONE THAT LASTED OVER EIGHT HOURS THIS WEEK, THEY ARE SOUNDING OFF IN A DIFFERENT FORUM. >> HAVE BEEN WAITING, PLANNING AND TALKING ABOUT IT. IT’S TIME TO ACT. >> AS PARENTS, WE ARE USING OUR VOICE. >> PARENTS ARE FRUSTRATED FOR A HOST OF REASONS, SAYING THEY HAVE URGED THEIR DISTRICTS SINCE THE END OF SUMMER TO BE READY AS SOON AS IT’S GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO HEAD BACK TO IN PERSON INSTRUCTION. >> THEY ARE STILL MAKING PURPLE TEAR PLANS. WE ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO SMALL COHORTS. OUR KIDS K-12 CAN BE THAT. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS A FRESHMAN AND A DAUGHTER WHO’S A SENIOR. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR YOUR FIRST HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN YOUR LAST HIGHSCHOOLERS PERIODS TO BE THIS. >> THE DISTRICT SAID IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE. >> WE CANNOT JUST FLIP THE SWITCH FROM OFF TO ON. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE DO COME IN FOR IN PERSON INSTRUCTION THEY DO IT PROPERLY AND SAFELY ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE. >> AND EVERYONE WITH SOMETHING AT STAKE FROM TEACHERS TO PARENTS TO THE DISTRICT TO THE BOARD GETS A SAY. >> IT’S NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH. WE ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY GOING TO BE OFFERING VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION FOR ANYONE STILL NOT COMFORTABLE COMING BACK ON THE CAMPUS. PARENT VOICES EXPRESS NOW IT’S TIME FOR ACTION. >> I THINK IT WILL TAKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COURAGE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED TO SAY WE CAN DO THIS, WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY. >> THE DISTRICT SAYING IT’S NOT DELAYING THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS, RATHER, IT’S ALWAYS -- IT’S ALL MOST OF THE POINT WERE IT WILL ROLL OUT A MORE CONCRETE PLAN FOR KIDS GETTING BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. >> WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES. WE ARE READY TO PUNCH IT IN FOR A TOUCHDOWN. >> THE WASHINGTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID IT PLANS TO ISSUE A DEFINITIVE STATE -- DEFINITIVE DATE FOR A RETURN TO IN PERSON LEARNING NO LATER THAN MARCH 5. IN WEST SACRAMENTO, MELANIE WINGO. WALTER: THE WASHINGTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ABOUT 7500 KIDS, AND CLOSE TO 900 STAFF ME