Brick and mortar classes for Wakulla County Schools begin Thursday. The district is anticipating more parents will drive their students to and from school due to social distancing concerns on buses. Superintendent Robert Pearce says more drop-offs and pick-ups could create traffic problems. To deal with that, he says there will be more law enforcement during the first few days of school.
"If they need to direct traffic, they will, but mainly their presence will be there to remind people to slow down and make sure that people are doing what they need to be doing while they're waiting in line," Pearce says.ModuleEditMove UpMove DownAnchorRemoveWakulla County Schools Mulls Over Fall Reopening Plans
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Meanwhile, training sessions for parents and students on how to use Wakulla County Schools' distance learning platform begins tonight. During these sessions, families will get a tutorial on how to navigate the platform. They can also pick up laptops for their students to use. Superintendent Robert Pearce says each session will include groups of about 30.
"They'll be using PowerPoint to help walk people through, and some of it will be interacting with the PowerPoint, with the actual program on the screens so that they can see what they'd be doing as they work through it," Pearce says.
The sessions will take place in large areas, like the district office's auditorium. There's also training online if families can't make it to the in-person training sessions. Remote distance learning classes begin on August 27.
