{"id":7489,"date":"2020-08-28T13:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2020-08-28T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:29:52","slug":"duval-county-students-head-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/mandarin\/duval-county-students-head-back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Duval County students head back to school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Martie Thompson
editor@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minivans, bikers, and walkers are back, in addition to a sea of yellow buses. School started on Thursday, Aug. 20 for Duval County Public Schools with new protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeachers and staff were happy to see the students come back,\u201d said recently reelected School Board member for District 7, Lori Hershey, who spent the day volunteering at Crown Point Elementary School. \u201cIt was a fun and exciting day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crown Point\u2019s principal Brett Hartley, starting his fifth year as the school\u2019s leader, was likewise impressed with how his staff and students handled the first day after an elongated time away from the school\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so pleased with how this year is starting off,\u201d Hartley said. \u201cWith all of the changes due to COVID, I am simply amazed by how flexible and understanding our students, staff, and families have been. I know this is going to be an incredible year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to statistics provided by Duval County Public Schools, this year 111,187 students are enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 in 165 schools (excluding charter schools). Of those, just over 40,000, or 36 percent, are enrolled in Duval HomeRoom, the district\u2019s school-based distance learning program. Another 1,452 are enrolled virtually in the Duval Virtual Instructional Academy. Mandarin\u2019s student count stands at approximately 7,400 in kindergarten through 12th grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Bravo, principal at Mandarin High School, was pleased to welcome her students back and echoed Hershey\u2019s and Hartley\u2019s first day comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first day at Mandarin High School was outstanding,\u201d Bravo said. \u201cAll students wore their masks and appropriately social distanced without issue or prompting. The teachers and staff were positive and excited to see students. Parents should be extremely proud of their children and students should be proud of themselves.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duval County\u2019s protocols for defense against COVID-19 include the wearing of face masks by everyone in the school all day. Additionally, temperatures are taken when students arrive at school and handwashing and social distancing are encouraged. The district has communicated with parents the important request to keep children at home if they are sick or have any symptoms of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep families well-informed of COVID-19 impacts to their school communities, the district is creating a COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard, which is under construction as of press date, will display an aggregate number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases on school campuses among students and staff. It will be updated overnight with known cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Diana Greene taught a third grade class at Loretto Elementary School on the first day of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite the challenges I am absolutely thrilled that we are back in school, and even more thrilled that our students are back with their teachers whether that\u2019s in class or online,\u201d Greene said. \u201cI believe passionately that both from the academic perspective and from the perspective of living through this pandemic experience there is no better place for a child than in the care of their teachers. There is no better place for a child to grow than when they are in the care of our teachers, and it doesn\u2019t matter whether they\u2019re face-to-face or online.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos courtesy Mary Eyler
Crown Point Elementary School principal Brett Hartley taking a student\u2019s temperature before school.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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