NEWS
NEWS AND
NEWS AND WE'LL GET TO THOSE STORIES SHORTLY. BUT FIRST TONIGHT LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE
COVID 19 CASES POPPING UP IN
SCHOOLS. SEEMS LIKE ALMOST
EVERY DAY WE GET A HANDFUL
OF E-MAILS ABOUT ANOTHER
STUDENT DIAGNOSED WITH CSBATT
19. SO HERE'S THE DEAL. WITH
MORE STUDENTS BACK IN
CLASSROOMS, THESE CASES ARE
PRETTY MUCH INEVITABLE. BUT
IT'S HOW SCHOOLS HANDLE THEM
THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK THE
FUTURE OF THE FALL SEMESTER. SO
FOR TONIGHT'S BIG STORY WE HEAR
FROM A NURSE WHO HANDLED ONE
OF OUR STATE'S FIRST STUDENT
CASES. THE STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT SHARES ONE
OF THE BIGGEST STRUGGLES
SCHOOLS NOW FACE IN CONTAINING
THE CORONA VIRUS. AND A FAMILY
PREPARING TO MAKE A HUGE
SACRIFICE TO KEEP THEIR
CHILDREN SAFE. WELL, WE WANT TO
START TONIGHT WITH OUR ALAN
CARTER IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
MONTHS BEFORE THE START
OF SCHOOL, HEATHER BARNETT AND
HER NURSING STAFF AT
PALALISTINE SCHOOLS ARE
PREPARING AN INFRARED NO TOUCH
DIGITAL THERMOMETERS AND WE
HAVE HAND SANITIZER OUR GLOVES.
SHE SAYS THEY WERE READY BUT
CERTAINLY DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE
THEIR FIRST CASE OF COLD AT 19.
SO EARLY. WE WEREN'T EXPECTING
IT SO SOON. I THINK IT'S ONE
OF THOSE THINGS UNTIL YOU
ACTUALLY DO IT AND YOU DON'T
KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO GO.
MONDAY THE FIRST DAY BACK.
BARNETT SAYS SHE WAS NOTIFIED A
STUDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAD
TESTED POSITIVE. I WAS NOT
NERVOUS AND THAT WAS JUST KIND
OF LIKE OK, HERE WE GO. WE HAVE
A PLAN IN PLACE AND WE CAN DO
THIS HERE ANY TIME A POSITIVE
TEST IS REPORTED OR EVEN A
SYMPTOMS OR SUSPECTED STUDENTS
OR STAFF OR IMMEDIATLEY
ISOLATED. THESE ROUNDS ARE
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS AND THEY'RE
ALL LOCKED RIGHT NOW BUT THEY
ARE CLEAN AND SANITIZED AND
READY FOR A KIDDO TO GO IN. AND
ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS AREN'T
TAKING ANY CHANCES. YOU KNOW,
NOW WE HAVE KIDDOS THAT COME IN
WITH ALLERGIES SOMETIMES OUR
COLD SYMPTOMS AND DOES MIMIC
OF IT SOMETIMES SO WORSENING
CHILDREN HOME FOR THINGS THAT
WE'VE DONE NECESSARILY HAVE TO
IN THE PAST. IT'S IT'S A LITTLE
BIT SCARY RIGHT NOW. DBX
ROBARGE IS THE INDIANA
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES.
WE ARE THE PUBLIC HEALTH PERSON
IN EVERY SCHOOL. WE'RE THE ONLY
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY
SCHOOL. SO I THINK IT JUST THIS
WHOLE EPIDEMIC LIKE I SAID HAS
POINTED OUT HOW CRUCIAL WE ARE
NOW WE KNOW PREVENTING A
COVID 19 OUTBREAK AT SCHOOLS
DOES STOP AT THE NURSE'S OFFICE
AFTER A STUDENT TEST POSITIVE.
IT'S THEN TIME TO PICK UP THE
PHONE AND START CALLING
PARENTS. BUT THE STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS IT MAY BE
HARDER SAID THAN DONE. MORE
THAN ONE MILLION CHILDREN
ATTEND INDIANA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ACCORDING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. THEY ARE
ADJUSTING BETTER THAN EXPECTED
TO FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME PROBLEMS. DR. JENNIFER
MCCORMACK SAID CONTACTING THE
PARENTS OF SOME STUDENTS WHO
MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COPE
AT 19 BY ANOTHER STUDENT HAS
BEEN DIFFICULT. SCHOOLS ARE
DOING THE BEST THEY CAN. A
PLANS THEY HAVE UNTIL SOMETIMES
YOU GET THOUSANDS OF KIDS COME
THROUGH YOUR DOOR. THINGS
CHANGED BUT CHANGE DOESN'T COME
EASILY. SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN
TEACHERS RETIRING OR LEAVING
THE PROFESSION BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC. NOW ON TOP OF ALL
OF THIS THERE'S A PROBLEM FOR
PARENTS DECIDING WHETHER IT'S
RISKIER TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO
SCHOOL OR KEEP THEM HOME. NOW
WE KNOW CHILDREN USUALLY DON'T
GET AS SICK FROM THIS CORONA
VIRUS BUT THEY CAN BE SECRET
SPREADERS PASSING THE VIRUS ON
TO OTHER PEOPLE WITHOUT EVEN
KNOWING IT. AND THAT CAN LEAD
TO SOMEONE ELSE GETTING
SERIOUSLY SICK. BUT TONIGHT OUR
EMILY LONGNECKER SHARES THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS STRUGGLE AS
ONE FAMILY FINDS THEMSELVES
STUCK IN AN IMPOSSIBLE
SITUATION. THE SCHOOL YEAR
HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET FOR
ADAM AND AMANDA MOORE'S TWIN
BOYS BEATEN IN JACKSON AND
ALREADY THESE PARENTS FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE IN AN UPHILL BATTLE.
WE'RE REALLY OVERWHELMED WITH
IT ALL. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO. IT'S A WAKING NIGHTMARE. I
SPOKE WITH AMANDA MOORE SEVERAL
MONTHS AGO ABOUT GETTING
THROUGH HAMDAN THERAPY. HE SAYS
OUTCUE IS PETEY HIS SPEECH. HAS
SPECIAL NEEDS. THE MORE SON
JACKSON WAS BORN WITH A RARE
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE CALLED
ANGELMAN SYNDROME AND NEEDS
DAILY THERAPIES SOMETHING THAT
WASN'T HAPPENING DURING THE
EARLY WEEKS OF THE SHUTDOWN.
NOW THE BOYS ARE SET TO START
KINDERGARTEN NEXT WEEK. ALL
OF IT ONLINE AFTER THEIR SCHOOL
DISTRICT. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
DECIDED TO GO TO ALL VIRTUAL
CLASSES AT LEAST UNTIL LABOR
DAY. OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HAVE MADE SIMILAR MOVES AS
COVID 19 CASES IN INDIANA
STARTED TO CLIMB AGAIN. ZOO
MEETINGS AND ONLINE TEACHING
FOR KINDERGARTNERS IS IS I
DON'T KNOW. THEY UNDERSTAND WHY
WE'RE NOT GOING BACK AND THE
IMPORTANT THING PEOPLE SAFE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
INDIVIDUALS LIKE JACKSON, WHAT
ARE WE GOING TO DO? THE LIKELY
ANSWER IS THAT ONE OF THESE
PARENTS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO
QUIT THEIR JOB TO HELP THE KIDS
WITH SCHOOL IF CLASSES STAY
VIRTUAL FOR THE LONG HAUL. EVEN
IF I WERE TO STAY HOME, I DON'T
KNOW IF I'M EQUIPPED WELL
ENOUGH TO GET JACKSON WHAT HE
NEEDS. NEITHER OPTION FEELS
LIKE THE RIGHT ONE. SEND THE
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AND WORRIED
THEY'LL GET SICK OR SOMEONE
QUITS WORK TO STAY HOME AND
TEACH SOMETHING NEITHER IS
TRYING TO DO EVERY SINGLE
NIGHT. ADAM NIGHT LOOK AT EACH
OTHER AND WE'RE JUST LIKE. I
MEAN WHAT DO WE DO? WE'RE JUST
LIVING LITERALLY HOUR BY HOUR
AT THIS POINT WITH MORE
STUDENTS RETURNING TO SCHOOL,
THE LATEST NUMBER OF COLBERT 19
CASES IS NOT WHAT WE WANT TO
SEE. YESTERDAY LOOK AT THIS. WE
HAD MORE THAN A THOUSAND
HOOSIERS DIAGNOSED BERKOPES 19.
THAT'S THE FIRST DAY EVER THAT
WE'VE BROKEN A THOUSAND IN A
SINGLE DAY. AND ANOTHER
UNFORTUNATE MILESTONE WE'RE
WATCHING HERE IN INDIANA. THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE NOW IN THE
HOSPITAL AND THAT NUMBER ALSO
BROKE A THOUSAND. WE HAVEN'T
SEEN NUMBERS THAT HIGH SINCE
THE END OF MAY. NOW WE KNOW
CHILDREN ACCOUNT FOR A SMALL
PORTION OF THOSE
HOSPITALIZATIONS. WE'VE GOT A
HUNDRED AND TWENTY KIDS IN THE
HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW WITH COPE AT
19. BUT TONIGHT AS WE WRAP UP
OUR BIG STORY, WE WANT TO
REMIND YOU OF THOSE CDC
GUIDELINES HELPING PARENTS
MANEUVER THROUGH THESE NEW
COVID 19 RISKS. YOU CAN FIND A