San francisco California. – More than 50,000 San Francisco students will be forced to stay home for three weeks after school authorities announced the closing from all the public schools in the city.
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In a press conference, the superintendent of the school district informed that the suspension of classes will take effect from next Monday, March 16 and will last until the end of spring break on April 3.
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SFUSD is closing schools to students for 3 weeks beginning Monday, March 16 through the end of regularly scheduled spring break (ends Fri. 4/3). Staff will be working part of this time to prepare and train on how to educate and support community health – https://t.co/TyJcRPIvLM
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Schools will remain open for part of this time so that teachers and other academic staff at schools receive training on how to educate and support the community in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Educational authorities indicated that all schools in the district will be open this Friday, March 13, however, for families who do not decide to send their children, absences will be excused and will not affect the grades of the students.
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“Schools are an essential service for our communities. We are facing an unprecedented health crisis in our community (…) We may see many more cases of covid-19 in the coming weeks and months, something that will require an ongoing response, ”the school district said in a statement.
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Although no specific measures have been announced to support the thousands of families who will see their daily lives disrupted with this announcement, the educational authorities indicated that they work in coordination with the city government to continue offering school meals to students who need it. .
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Likewise, options are explored to help families with the care of minors in the event that they have to continue working and have no one to leave them with.
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One of the recommendations of school authorities was that families avoid leaving their children in the care of relatives or others who belong to groups at risk, such as those who have chronic health conditions or who belong to the elderly. “Students should stay home and minimize social interaction as much as they can.”
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Closure of Catholic schools
The closure will run from Wednesday through March 25 and will include all of its preschools, elementary, middle and high schools in three San Francisco Bay counties: Marin, San Mateo and San Francisco.
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The Archdiocese said the decision was made after the San Francisco Department of Public Health confirmed on March 8 that the student was infected with covid-19. School closings will also affect community and fundraising activities as well as field trips with students.
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“I understand the difficulties this can cause families. We make this decision with the utmost regard for the health and safety of our children and members of the school community (…) This complex decision involved close collaboration and coordination with CDC, local health departments, and other members of the executive leadership in our Catholic Dioceses of California, ”said Pamela Lyons, superintendent of schools.
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This closure of 90 educational centers means that school buildings will not be open to children, parents or members of the community for two weeks, so the study plans will be delivered using the distance learning protocols that have been distributed in All schools.
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The Archdiocese made available to the community the complete list of schools closed in the next link. They can also check the map with the location of the study centers doing click here.
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