THE
THE TRAFFIC HAZARD. STILL UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT, BUT WE ARE STILL STARTING TO
SEE TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET THAT
CLEARED UP FOR YOU BEFORE YOU
HEAD OUT THE DOOR.
KIERSTEN?
>> LET'S START WITH AN UPDATE
ON THE PUSH TO GET KIDS BACK IN
CLASS THIS FALL.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE DO
THAT?
THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
VOTED TO START THE YEAR WITH A
DISTANCE LEARNING LAST NIGHT.
THAT MOVE IS NOT SITTING WELL
WITH SOME PARENTS.
ABC10'S CARLOS HERRERA IS
OUTSIDE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT
VOTE IS ALL ABOUT THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, CARLOS.
>> GOOD MORNING, KIERSTEN.
THAT DECISION CAME SO LATE LAST
NIGHT THAT MANY OF YOU AT HOME
ARE WAKING UP TO THIS DECISION
BY THE BOARD THAT WAS ACTUALLY
TOOK AFTER FOUR OR FIVE HOURS
IN THAT BOARD MEETING WE DO
KNOW THAT PRESIDENT CHRIS CLARK
SAID, THIS WAS THE BEST
DECISION RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE
STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE SAFE AND
SO TEACHERS HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
PREPARE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF
CLASS ON AUGUST 12.
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL START
IN A FULL DISTANCE LEARNING
MODEL WITH CONSIDERATIONS TO
PROVIDE IN-PERSON SERVICES FOR
STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO GO
BACK TO CAMPUS, OFFICIALS SAY
TRANSITIONAL SCHEDULES ARE
GOING TO BE ROLLED OUT.
THAT MEANS SCHOOLS ARE ROLLED
OUT INTO A.M.
AND P.M.
GROUPS AND ONLY GOING TO SCHOOL
FOUR DAYS A WEEK.
PARENTS HAVE MIXED REACTIONS ON
THE DECISION TO KICK THE YEAR
OFF FULLY ONLINE.
>> EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT,
PARENTS CAN KEEP WORKING, KIDS
CAN HAVE BREAKS IN BETWEEN
PERIODS
>> DISTANCE LEARNING FOR AUTISM
DOESN'T WORK.
THEY ARE NOT MAKING THE LINKS
BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL.
4 OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT
OTHER DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA ARE
PLANNING.
ELK GROVE IS OFFERING TWO
OPTIONS.
THE FIRST IS A TRANSITIONAL
MODEL WHICH IS IN-PERSON
CLASSES WITH THE COMBINATION OF
AN DISTANCE LEARNING.
THE SECOND OPTION IS FULL
DISTANCE LEARNING FROM HOME.
PARENTS WILL DECIDE TODAY WHICH
MODEL THEY WANT.
SAN JUAN IS PLANNING TO FOLLOW
THREE MODELS.
IN-PERSON LEARNING, DISTANCE
LEARNING, OR HOMESCHOOLING.
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TWO
OPTIONS, 100% DISTANCE LEARNING
OR A BLENDED MODEL WITH SOME IN-
PERSON PARTICIPATION.
FOR NOW, TWIN RIVERS IS
PLANNING ON STUDENTS RETURNING
USING A HYBRID MODEL.
POTOMAC SCHOOLS ARE ALSO
WORKING ON A PLAN THAT INCLUDES
FOUR OPTIONS.
WE HAVE ALL THOSE DETAILS ON
ABC10.COM /LINKS.
KIERSTEN, IT'S A STORY THAT
MANY PARENTS WILL HAVE TO
FOLLOW IN THE COMING WEEKS WITH
ALL OF THESE CHANGES BEING
ROLLED OUT.
>> THIS SEEMS LIKE THERE'S NO
-- A NEW UPDATE EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, CARLOS.
>>> CONVERSATIONS ON HOW TO
SEND KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL ARE
HAPPENING ALL ACROSS OUR AREA
AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FOR THAT
MATTER.
SUSAN PATTERSON WILL START IN
SEPTEMBER.
IF THAT SOUNDS RIGHT, THAT'S
BECAUSE IT IS.
IT'S NEARLY A MONTH LATER THAN
USUAL.
MODESTO ENTER LOW SCHOOLS WILL
START THEIR YOUR ONLINE, BUT
THE PATTERSON SUPERINTENDENT
SAYS HE IS HOPING TO AVOID
THAT.
>> I CAN TELL YOU EMPHATICALLY
I HAVE TAUGHT IN A DISTANCE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME.
SOME OF THE KINKS WITH WEBEX
AND ZUNE.
IMAGINE TEACHING A
KINDERGARTNER ON THEIR FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL IN THAT
ENVIRONMENT.
>> TEACHERS AND PARENTS RALLIED
AHEAD OF LAST NIGHTS BOARD
MEETING.
THEY CALLED FOR CHANGES TO THE
DISTRICTS REOPENING PLAN ABC10
SHOWS US WHAT ACTION THE BOARD
IS TAKING RIGHT NOW .
>> Reporter: 300 PHYSICALLY
DISTANCE TEACHERS, STUDENTS,
AND PARENTS WRAPPED AROUND
SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES URGING
DISTRICT LEADERS TO RECONSIDER
A DECISION MADE EARLIER THIS
SUMMER FOR STUDENTS TO BE BACK
IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN THEIR
SCHOOL YEAR STARTS NEXT MONTH.
THE RALLY BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS,
AS THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS
CASES HAVE SURGED IN SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY PROMPTING THE
COUNTY'S EDUCATION AND HEALTH
OFFICES TO RELEASE JOINT
GUIDANCE RECOMMENDING THAT ALL
CLASSES BEGIN UNDER A DISTANCE
LEARNING MODEL AT LEAST THROUGH
AUGUST.
>> THIS CAME OUT TODAY THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> Reporter: ON TUESDAY, SCHOOL
LEADERS TOOK THAT ADVICE.
NOW RECOMMENDING ALL CLASSES
BEGIN THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WHILE MANY
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE VIRTUAL
LEARNING MODEL, SOME PARENTS
TUESDAY WERE CALLING FOR
STUDENTS TO RETURN TO A
PHYSICAL CLASSROOM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>>> WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING IN THE SEARCH FOR
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
MADONNA SAYS IT'S TRIAL VACCINE
HAS BEEN SAYS TO BOOST IMMUNE
RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS.
45 PEOPLE WERE GIVEN THE
VACCINE AND THEY ALL DEVELOPED
COVID-19 ANTIBODIES.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL SERVE
THE FINAL STAGE OF TESTING THIS
MONTH.
THIS ALL COMES AFTER ANTHONY
FAUCI WARNED THE CORONAVIRUS IS
A ONE AND A CENTURY PANDEMIC.
HE SAYS IT COULD BE A WHILE
BEFORE LIFE GETS BACK TO
NORMAL.
>> HOPE AT THAT TIME WILL BE
REASONABLY SOON.
WHEN I SAY SOON, I SAY WITHIN
THE NEXT YEAR TO YEAR AND A
HALF.
>> THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SEND
TO ME, BUT THE CDC DIRECTOR IS
ALSO CHIMING IN ON THAT ONE.
HE IS WARNING THAT THE FALL AND
WINTER COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT TIMES EVER IN
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH.
>>> STARTING TODAY HOSPITAL AND
ALL CORONAVIRUS PATIENT
INFORMATION THE WHITE HOUSE
THAT IS AN ORDER FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ACCORDING TO A
REPORT FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES.
EXPERTS WORRY THAT THE DATA
WITHIN THE POLITICIZED.
>>> 6:09 RIGHT NOW.
IT IS TIME FOR OUR QUESTION OF
THE DAY.
NEW RESTRICTIONS COULD MEAN
MORE -- THEY COULD BE HIT EVEN
WORSE WITH MORE RESTRICTIONS.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKED THE
QUESTION, CAN BUSINESSES
SURVIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF
CLOSURES?
ARE?
CLOSURES? ARE? HERE'S WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ON
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE THIS MORNING.
NO, SMALL BUSINESSES BARELY
SURVIVED LAST TIME.
THE CLOSURE IS EXTENDED, ONE, I
PREDICT AN INFLUX OF CLOSURES,
AND TWO, OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE
MOVING OUT OF STATE.
KATHY JONES SAYS IT LOOKS TO ME
LIKE A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND
RESTAURANTS ARE GETTING
CREATIVE ABOUT KEEPING
BUSINESSES OPEN.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TEXAS
ROADHOUSE AND MODESTO.
I WANT YOU TO RIDE BY