>>
>> HE
>> HE SAYS HE IS CONTINUING TO WORK FROM HOME UNTIL HE CAN
TAKE ANOTHER TEST
>>> SOME KIDS ARE RETURNING TO
SCHOOL TODAY AND SOME A LITTLE
LATER.
LATER.
LATER. WE
LATER. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT BACK TO
SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE AT YOUR HOME.
TEXT YOUR PHOTOS TO 602-444-
1212.
1212.
1212. >>>
1212. >>> MESA GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
VIRTUALLY.
VIRTUALLY. IT WOULD BE JUST AS IF
STUDENTS WERE IN CLASS.
GREETING WILL STILL HAPPEN AND
STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW A SCHEDULE
.
.
. >>>
. >>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR
PARENTS WHO HAVE TO GO BACK TO
WORK? WE HAVE JEN WAHL LIVE
IN PHOENIX . IT APPEARS THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS PLAN TO
HELP PARENTS WHO ARE STUCK IN A
BIND.
BIND.
BIND. >>>
BIND. >>> YES THEY DO. GOOD MORNING
TO YOU BOTH. IT HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE SUMMER AND IT CAN BE
STRESSFUL FOR THE PARENTS WHO
HAVE TO WORK AND ARE FIGURING
OUT HOW TO BALANCE CHILDCARE
AND SCHOOL.
AND SCHOOL. I WANT TO BRING IN JOHNNY
BROWN.
BROWN.
BROWN. YOU HAVE SPECIFIC THINGS FOR
THOSE EXPERIENCING COVID-19.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> HERE AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB'S IN THE VALLEY, WE ACTED
QUICKLY. BACK IN MARCH, WE MADE
A DECISION THAT AS AN
ORGANIZATION WE WOULD STAY OPEN
AND TRUE TO THE MISSION OF
SERVING THE KIDS WHO NEED US
MOST.
MOST.
MOST. SO,
MOST. SO, WE HAVE STAYED OPEN. THE
FOCUS HAS BEEN TO THE FAMILIES
OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS AND MAKING SURE THE
CHILDREN HAD A SAFE PLACE TO BE
AND A PLACE THEY COULD RELY ON
AS FAR AS SAFETY.
SO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STATE, AND CDC, ALL CLUBS HAVE
OPERATED WITH MEASURING
TEMPERATURES FOR ALL THE KIDS
AND THE PARENTS. ANYONE WHO
WALKS INTO THE BUILDING HAS
THEIR TEMPERATURE TAKEN.
THE KIDS ARE CONSTANTLY DOING
SANITATION AND WASHING THEIR
HANDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STATE AND CDC, ALL CLUBS HAVE
GONE THROUGH THE PROTOCOL WHEN
IT COMES TO CLEANING OF ALL
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES.
SUPPLIES. >> Reporter: SO THE STUDENTS
AND KIDS CAN GO DOWN TO
KINDERGARTEN AGE AND THEY ARE
TAUGHT TO PHYSICALLY DISTANCE
AND SMALLER GROUPS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT AS WELL?
>> THAT WAS A POLICY WE
IMPLEMENTED AS AN ORGANIZATION
AND THAT WAS SMALLER GROUPS.
WE HAVE INCREASED STAFFING TO
ALLOW SMALL GROUP RATIOS. NOW
ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE
CLUBS ARE OPERATING IN SMALL
GROUP RATIOS WITH 1-9. WE CAN
KEEP THEM IN SMALL GROUPS AND
MANAGE THINGS AND AS FAR AS
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH HANDWASHING
AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND
WHATNOT, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP
TRACK OF ALL OF THE CHILDREN
AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS
STICKING TO THE POLICIES.
>> Reporter: HOW HAS IT GONE
OVER THE SUMMER IF SOMEBODY
REPORTS A CORONAVIRUS CASE?
>> WE MOVE QUICKLY AND WE HAVE
HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS USING
THE GUIDANCE OF THE CDC AND THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. WE
STATE. WE MOVE QUICKLY AND SHUT DOWN
THE CLUB AT LEAST 24 HOURS.
ANYONE THAT WAS INFECTED WITH
COVID OR IS BELIEVED TO BE
INFECTED WITH COVID, THEY
QUARANTINE AND WE DO MULTIPLE
DEEP CLEANS AND THEN WE OPEN
THE CLUB BACKUP.
>> Reporter: AND YOU'VE HAD
GOOD SUCCESS?
GOOD SUCCESS? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE ONLY HAD A HANDFUL SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.
>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. I
LIVE. I WANT TO REPORT THAT FACE
COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR KIDS
AND THE STAFF. THE KIDS ARE
GETTING IT AND LEARNING AND
THEY ARE GOING REALLY WELL.
COMING UP AT 6:30 WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THE VIRTUAL LEARNING
PROCESS. THE COMPUTERS ARE
CLOSED AND THERE ARE PHYSICAL
DISTANCING MEASURES IN PLACE.
TO HELP THE KIDS IN THE MASONS
SCHOOL DISTRICT