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>>> TEXAS
>>> TEXAS STARTi]rOH
NZENING
NZENING IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
THEY
THEY ISSUED-Yj■
THEY ISSUED-Yj■GUIDANCE ON HOW SAFELY BRING KIDS BACK TO
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. SO MANY PEOPLEçó!Uñ RUSH
STATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WILL BE READY.
TEXAS DAY SENATOR ,h■
DISTRICTS WILL BE READY. TEXAS DAY SENATOR ,h■EVERLY
POWELL THINKS
POWELL THINKS SENATOR DREW POWELL IS A
MEM
OF
OF THE
OF THE COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. SHE REPRESENTS MANY OF THE
COUNTY COMMITTEES INCLUDING
PARTS T
PARTS T
PARTS T SRT
SRT
SRT NICE
SRT NICE TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.
>> DAVID,
>> DAVID,
>> DAVID, ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> WE
ME. >> WE HAD THESE GUIDELINES THAT
CAME OUT ,0■
>> WE HAD THESE GUIDELINES THAT CAME OUT ,0■FROM THE TA THIS WE
AND -- BUT +ñAND ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY, WE HEARD THE
DOWNSIDE.
DOWNSIDE.
DOWNSIDE. THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUSH PH
K
THEIR
THEIR START DATE. BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT QUITE
READY.
READY.
READY. ARE WE READY?
ARE THESE GUIDELINES HELPFUL?
AND 8ARE WE ç0fR&READY TO DO TH
>> WELL, I %wJ,ÑTHINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FIRST TO
THE NINE PAGES OF GUIDELINES
THAT 7sñTHE TA RELEASED THIS WE
ARE JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE
GUIDE FOR HOW WE GET BACK INTOú
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I DO BELIEVE THAT IT ISíIuñp ■
THE STATE OF TEXAS. I DO BELIEVE THAT IT ISíIuñp ■d■
THE STATE OF TEXAS. I DO BELIEVE THAT IT ISíIuñp ■d
IS IRRESPONSIBLE 6OzTO CONSIDER
OPENING SCHOOLS AT A TIME WHEN
OUR COVID CASES ARE ON THE RISEW
WHEN OUR HOSPITALS ARE
CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. >> SO IF WE'RE óoMGOING TO HAVE
SAY IT'S NOT OPEN THESE
BUILDINGS PHYSICALLY?
BUILDINGS PHYSICALLY? >> 5
I
I W
I
I THINK
I THINK IT'S TOO EARLY TO MAKE THAT DECISION. (G
I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME. d8
TIME. d8
TIME. d8 WE HAVE ó6#A WINDOW OF OPPORTUN
HERE TO CONSIDER DELAYING NJTÑT
-- BRINGING OUR CHILDREN BACK
INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SINCE DAY ONE G=OF "L6■
INTO THE CLASSROOM. SINCE DAY ONE G=OF "L6■THIS CR
"çñHAVE OáMADE IT OUR PRIORITY
BE CONCERNED ABOUT lG■
"çñHAVE OáMADE IT OUR PRIORITY BE CONCERNED ABOUT lG■THE HEALT
AND ndJt-HmyOF OUR P
THEIR EDUCATORS.
THEIR EDUCATORS. AND I áTHINK THAT WE WERE AT A
CRISIS POINT WHEN WE ARE EVEN
RECONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY O'
STEPPING i]■
RECONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY O' STEPPING i]■BACK IN OUR REOPENI■
RECONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY O' STEPPING i]■BACK IN OUR REOPENI
THOUGHT PROCESS.
THOUGHT PROCESS. SO CERTAINLY, I e1■
THOUGHT PROCESS. SO CERTAINLY, I e1■THINK IT IS ;
LITTLE TOO EARLY.
>> OKAY/TPGe.
>> OKAY/TPGe. >> TO START THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT PUTTING JORDAN.
IN THE CLASSROOM. N'b
>> A LOT OqFúTHESE EXTJ=[x4ñ
PRECAUTIONS COST MORE MONEY TO
DO THE SINGLE SERVE FOOD THAT
COST MORE MONEY.
AND TO RECONFIGURE SCHOOLS THAT
COST MORE MONEY.
INTERNET CONNECTION COST MORE
WHERE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
GOING TO GET THIS MONEY?
WILL THE STATE HELP THEM?
>> CERTAINLY, I THINK THE 3W■
WILL THE STATE HELP THEM? >> CERTAINLY, I THINK THE 3W■ST
IS POSTURING TO HELP THEM.
I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS PROVIDED ZNó■
I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED ZNó■ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO GET OUR KIDS BACK
INTO THE CLASSROOM.4÷
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE
IS A REAL BALANCE HERE.
WI.
WI.
WI. PROTECT THE HEA é'÷
WI. PROTECT THE HEA é'÷AND WELFARE
OF CHILDREN FIRST AND s
TEA
TEA EÑ4÷
TEA EÑ4÷ #:E■
TEA EÑ4÷ #:E■THIS IS NOT AN AREA TH
>áé
>áé
CLASSROOMS ARE SANITIZED, THAT WE SET UP SYSTEMS THAT
OUR CHILDREN TO BE PROTECTED IN
THE SoçBEST WAYS POSSIBLE.
AND THERE IS NOT A THING IN
YOUR LEGISLATOR THAT Cg:çbgLDON
THATD2 ?nMIN THEIR THOUGHT PROC
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT INTERNET
ACCESS.
ACCESS.
ACCESS. THAT WAS A HuoTISSUE IN
ñDALLAS
COUNTY,
COUNTY, FOR EXAMPLE. $0.307Gl
COUNTY, FOR EXAMPLE. $0.307Gl=-4MZvÑJf■ $SCHOOL
$0.307Gl=-4MZvÑJf■ $SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE z
FISHING WHERE THE SCHOOL
BUILDING ITSELF CANTéñ SERVE AS
WAY TO SERVE INTERNET OUT TO
THE NEIGHBORHOk-ér
THE NEIGHBORHOk-ér I'M SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT #pT.
BUT IT REQUIRES A LOT OF
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. IS THAT'S DChSOMETHING YOU SUPP
SHOULD SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW BE
PROVIDING
PROVIDING
PROVIDING >> I ABSOLUTELY DO SUPPORT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND WE HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH PROVIDERS
ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE UNDERSTAND lzTHAT THERE ARE
TWO ISSUES WITH REGARD TO
MAKING SURE THAT ALL CHILDREN
ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.
AND THAT IS ONE OF AVAILABILITY
AND ONE OF ACCESS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> IN THE RURAL AREAS
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I DON'T THERE'S 7b'ñM
A
A L
AND
AND IT
AND IT IS
AND IT IS A REAL URBAN ISSUE FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. BUT THANK YOU l■
FOR SURE. BUT THANK YOU l■FOR LETTING US '
KNOW YOUR SUPPORT nOfOF THE