BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — An email sent to Principals in the Palm Beach County School District is raising new questions about whether the school district has effective cleaning and disinfection policies in place just hours before “in person” learning is set to start. Among the disclosures: no wipes for first graders and the suggestion […]
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Debra Robinson, M.D., Fears COVID Spread To Teachers, Students, Families Once Schools Open Monday BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — It’s not too late for parents to change their minds about sending kids to school on Monday — something they may want to consider after reading what Palm Beach County School Board member Debra Robinson MD […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — There is a dramatic shortage of wipes, sanitizer, cleaning supplies and masks, according to teachers contacting BocaNewsNow.com. We’ve been receiving word of shortages for weeks. The latest intelligence reports from teachers and administrators preparing to return to schools Monday reveals that schools may be out of supplies by Tuesday or […]
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”In Person” Learning Is Going To Look A Lot Like “Distance Learning” According To Boca Raton Area Teachers. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District’s first day of “in person” learning starts Monday but just hours before school buses are supposed to roll, teachers are still telling BocaNewsNow.com that they believe […]
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School District Prepares For Staffing Shortage Due To COVID-19 BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Palm Beach County School District is in the midst of an interestingly timed hiring drive for substitute teachers. As full-time teachers continue to not know what’s going to happen on Monday when brick-and-mortar education resumes, the school district apparently is […]
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Surprising Response To BocaNewsNow.com Question Earlier Friday BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Many parents are still emphatic that they are not sending their kids to school when “Brick and Mortar” reopens on Monday. BocaNewsNow.com asked the question of our readers this morning and fully expected to get slammed by respondents insisting that everything is safe […]
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Heartbreaking Report From Palm Beach County School District Cafeteria Employee With Special Needs Daughter BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A food services worker in a Palm Beach County School is asking BocaNewsNow.com for help while sending a message to parents: the School District is not prepared for Monday, and lower level employees are being thrown […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — By most accounts, schools are not ready to reopen on Monday. Teachers say it. Administrators say it. Even school board members say it. A recent round of positive spin isn’t enough to counter these realities: there is a lack of sanitization supplies, there is a lack of PPE, many students […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Parents of students at Omni Middle School are being warned that if their children attend “brick and mortar” school when doors open Monday, they very well may be sent to an overflow room to watch teaching take place online. BocaNewsNow.com has been contacted by several parents frustrated that “in person” […]
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In Switch, Some Parents Now Concerned In-Person Learning Will Focus Too Much On Safety, Not Enough On Schooling BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — There is new, perhaps ironic concern Thursday morning that the battered and berated Palm Beach County School District is so focused now on following CDC […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Several principals are receiving rave reviews in the final days before schools open for “in person” learning on Monday. Principals at Omni Middle School, Whispering Pines Elementary School, Sunrise Park and Eagles Landing Middle School have all been the subject of complimentary emails sent by readers to BocaNewsNow.com. While no […]
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Teacher: Parents Need To Get Dressed BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Parents need to wear clothes, women need to wear bras, parents should stop smoking joints while their kids are on camera and kids themselves need to get out of bed, eat breakfast, and be ready to learn when the school day starts. That’s the […]
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