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    Ventura County Schools Preparing for Reopening

    What Will School Be Like When Campuses Reopen?

    When Ventura County schools start welcoming students back to class, it’s not going to be business as usual. Schools will be required to follow important guidelines designed to allow the gradual restart of in-person learning while limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

    Perhaps the biggest change will be the schedule. Since schools need to ensure social distancing both inside and outside the classroom, it will be impossible to bring all students back at once. That’s why most schools are planning to use hybrid schedules that have a portion of the student body in class on different days of the week. On the days they’re not on campus, students will receive instruction via distance learning. Some schools may also continue to offer the option of full-time distance learning for families who prefer it.

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    Parents will be instructed to keep kids home whenever they have a temperature or show symptoms. Masks will be required on campus for all staff and students in third grade and above. Schools will make every effort to keep groups of students together to reduce mixing throughout the day. That way, if someone tests positive for COVID-19, it’s more likely a single classroom or building would be temporarily shut down instead of an entire school. 

    When students return, schools will intensify their efforts to frequently clean and disinfect facilities and equipment. Playgrounds will likely be off limits and supplies will only be shared if they’re cleaned before each use. When it comes to school sports, training and conditioning are allowed outdoors if social distancing can be maintained and students are kept in consistent groups. Games and competitions remain on hold until further guidance is received from state or local public health agencies.

    Despite all the precautions, it’s unlikely schools will be immune from the spread of the virus. “Because we can only control the school environment, we inherit the conditions that exist within our communities,” says Dr. Antonio Castro, who’s leading the effort to develop reopening plans at the Ventura County Office of Education. “So even if we’re very disciplined, we can’t account for the spread of the virus that can happen when students and staff are not at school.”

    Ventura County Public Health (VCPH) has a team of nurses dedicated to helping schools keep the virus under control. Schools will notify VCPH of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19. If a student or employee tests positive, they will isolate at home. VCPH will work with school liaisons on contact tracing to notify people who may have been exposed. Affected individuals will be referred for testing and may be asked to quarantine at home as well.

    Keeping the virus at bay when students return to campus will require everyone’s diligence and cooperation. By working together, we’ll ensure that the first steps toward fully reopening schools will be as safe as possible. More information about reopening plans is available in VCOE’s Framework for Reopening Ventura County Schools at www.vcoe.org/framework.


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    William Hicks
    William Hicks
    3 years ago

    Maybe I’m an outlier, but I would be more concerned with what’s being taught at public school than if it will be open. IF the 1619 project is on the agenda then maybe other than public education should be a parents choice.

    D. Sherry
    D. Sherry
    3 years ago

    I would like to know more about allowing masks to be optional for K-2 students. Is this a state mandate? We are mostly all (all ages) already using masks in public. Masks are the best protection we have. I would like masks required for all if we are going back to school with active COVID-19 cases still in our community.

    Cara
    Cara
    3 years ago

    We have no plans to go back to in school learning for the full 2020-2021 school year and maybe longer.

    Vince
    Vince
    3 years ago

    Lol, this is ridiculous. Covid is a real virus, but it’s not as bad and “deadly” as the media makes it out to be (~90% of test results were false positives lol). I bet California wants the kids back in school to give them vaccinations without parent’s consent and to put the insane “far-left” brainwashing into hyperdrive. NO MORE MASKS! IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME! COMMON SENSE, USE IT AND TEACH IT TO YOUR KIDS! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

    Lillian
    Lillian
    3 years ago

    So, I think for the most part, Westlake Village, TO and other nearby areas Do you have the virus under control. A UCLA clinic, that takes about 60 people a week said that throughout the summer only two people tested positive. And they need to test everyone. I think we will be fine

    Sally
    Sally
    3 years ago

    My son is 7 and in second grade. Hes very good at keeping a mask on. I would like if he wasn’t put at higher risk of getting Covid because the rest of his class won’t be required to wear a mask.

    Amanda
    Amanda
    3 years ago

    Rebekah I totally agree with you but as a mother to a 1st grader it also makes sense on why they’re not enforcing the masks its because even if they do enforce masks for the younger kids they’re not going to keep it on no matter how many times you tell them that they have to keep the mask on they’re not going to listen unfortunately it’s just how younger kids are

    Rebekah
    Rebekah
    3 years ago

    Why are all grades not required to wear to mask- especially indoors? This seems so dangerous for the younger kids who will have the hardest time staying 6 feet apart!

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