ONE
ONE 800
ONE 800 TWO SEVEN THREE EIGHT TWO FIVE FIVE >>.
>> NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR BIG
STORY TONIGHT.
STORY TONIGHT. NOW DESPITE ALL THE
FRUSTRATIONS AND THE
CONTROVERSY, WE KNOW TEACHERS
ARE GOING TO START GETTING
VACCINATED NEXT WEEK AND
BECAUSE OF THAT KIDS WILL START
GOING BACK TO AN ACTUAL SCHOOL
THE WEEK AFTER NEXT.
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL
HAVE LIMITED IN-PERSON LEARNING
AT MORE THAN A DOZEN DIFFERENT
>> LOCATIONS.
>> LOCATIONS. CHRISTINE PITAWANICH GOT A TOUR
OF ONE >> OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO
SEE WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
WONDERING WHAT LIMITED
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION WILL LOOK
LIKE AND HOW SAFE IT WILL BE
TODAY WE'RE HERE AT HARRIET
TUBMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NORTH
PORTLAND TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT ARE IN
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. LET'S HEAD IN ON THE FRONT DOOR
AS YOU SEE SIGNS TELLING PEOPLE
NOT TO COME IN IF THEY'RE SICK
AND TO WEAR MASKS >>.
THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN
YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR IS
HAND SANITIZER.
HAND SANITIZER. THEN IF YOU'RE A GUEST OR A
PARENT YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB A
CLEAN PEN AND SIGN IT AND AS
YOU WALK THROUGH THE SCHOOL
THERE ARE SIGNS ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THIS ONE REMINDING PEOPLE TO
KEEP SIX FEET APART >>
THROUGHOUT ALL THE HALLWAYS
THERE ARE MARKINGS ON THE FLOOR
TELLING KIDS WHICH DIRECTION
THEY NEED TO WALK.
AND WHEN YOU GO INTO THE MAIN
OFFICE THERE ARE SAFETY
PROTOCOLS AS WELL.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE
MARKINGS ON THE FLOOR TELLING
YOU WHERE TO STAND AND STAFF
ARE PROTECTED BY THESE
PLEXIGLAS BARRIERS INSIDE
CLASSROOM DESKS ARE SPACED SIX
FEET APART.
FEET APART. DR. SEAN BYRD, CHIEF
OF SCHOOLS, SAYS EACH CLASSROOM
CAN FIT UP TO 20 KIDS MAXIMUM
BUT BECAUSE OF CLASSROOM SIZES
IT'LL PROBABLY BE MORE LIKE 13
TO 15 KIDS.
>> THEY'RE MARKED WITH THE
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. SO THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
PHYSICAL DISTANCE IN PLACE SO
THIS CLASSROOM CAN HOLD 14
PEOPLE >>.
PEOPLE >>. CUSTODIANS >> WILL CLEAN
CLASSROOMS DAILY AND THERE WILL
ALSO BE REMINDERS TO STAY SAFE
PLAYING OVER THE INTERCOM THANK
YOU FOR >> HELPING THE SAFETY
OF THE BUILDING BUT >> AND
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YOU'LL
NOTICE A NUMBER OF ROOMS CALLED
SYMPTOM SPACES.
SYMPTOM SPACES. THESE ARE AREAS WHERE
SYMPTOMATIC KIDS AND ADULTS CAN
GO >>.
GO >>.
GO >>. SO
GO >>. SO SOMETIMES SPACES WILL HAVE
STANDALONE AIR PURIFIERS THAT
IT'S AN ADDED MEASURE OF SAFETY
IN THOSE ROOMS AND THEN WE'RE
RUNNING OUR SYSTEMS FOR LONGER
DURING THE DAY WE HAVE A
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST THAT WE
CONSULT WITH THAT IS LOOKING AT
ALL OF OUR SPACES.
IF YOU'RE >> WONDERING ABOUT
KIDS COMING AT THE SAME TIME,
EACH SCHOOL BUILDING WILL HAVE
MULTIPLE ENTRANCES.
MULTIPLE ENTRANCES. LIMITED >> IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTION WILL CONSIST
OF ABOUT TWO HOURS PER DAY ON
TOP OF DISTANCE LEARNING >>.
IT WON'T BE A FULL SCALE
REOPENING RIGHT AWAY BUT WE DO
HOPE THAT AS VACCINES
ADMINISTERED THEN WE CAN
WELCOME MORE AND MORE STUDENTS
BACK OVER TIME.
THE >> PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT GAVE US A LIST OF THE
SCHOOLS EXPECTED TO BE IN THIS
INITIAL PHASE OF LIMITED
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. IT INCLUDES 16 ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AS WELL AS TWO HIGH
SCHOOLS AND A COUPLE
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS.
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. THE DISTRICT IS STILL WORKING
TO DETERMINE WHICH MIDDLE
SCHOOLS MIGHT BE INVOLVED >>.
OK, CHRISTY PITAWANICH JOINING
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. CHRISTINE, YESTERDAY WE
REPORTED HOW A MAJORITY OF THE
TEACHERS IN THE SALEM SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAD GOTTEN THEIR
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. BUT DO WE KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE
TIMELINE FOR THE OTHER TEACHERS
AND THE REST OF THE REST OF THE
METRO >>?
METRO >>?
METRO >>? YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS
RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WE DO KNOW
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION WE GOT
FROM THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY
EDUCATION SERVICE >> DISTRICT
IS THAT THERE IS A BIG EFFORT
UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW TO VACCINATE
TEACHERS IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA
AND RIGHT NOW PLANS ARE STILL
BEING WORKED OUT.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW SO
FAR.
FAR.
FAR. DISTRICTS ARE WORKING >> HAND
IN HAND WITH HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS TO TRY TO GET A PLAN IN
PLACE TO QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY VACCINATE TEACHERS
IN MULTNOMAH >>, WASHINGTON AND
CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY. AND THE WHOLE IDEA HERE IS TO
TRY TO CREATE A CENTER
VACCINATION CENTER FOR THOSE
TEACHERS AND STAFF TO COME GET
THEIR SHOTS.
THEIR SHOTS. AND I THINK THERE ARE ABOUT 40
THOUSAND OR SO K THROUGH 12
STAFF >> IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA
AND THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE
VACCINATED COME JANUARY TWENTY
FIFTH BUT THERE IS A CAVEAT
HERE THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
GET THE VACCINATION FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE THE
MEDICALLY FRAGILE CARETAKER AND
ADULTS THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO
BE GIVEN PRIORITY AT THIS POINT
BUT JANUARY TWENTY SEVENTH
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST