>>> THE BELLS ARE RINGING AFTER
>>> THE BELLS ARE RINGING AFTER
FIVE MONTHS AWAY FROM FRIENDS
AND FAVORITE ACTIVITIES,
CELEBRATIONS CANCELED,
MILESTONES MISSED.
CHILDREN ALL ACROSS METRO
DETROIT ARE EAGER TO START THE
NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT THIS IS A YEAR UNLIKE ANY
OTHER, UNDER THE COVID CLOUD OF
CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS.
SHOULD CHILDREN BE IN SCHOOL?
HOME SCHOOLED?
VIRTUAL SCHOOL?
IS IT SAFE?
HOW WILL IT WORK?
HOW WILL WE MANAGE IT ALL.
THEY ARE QUESTIONS WITH NO EASY
ANSWERS LEAVING PARENTS MORE
ANXIOUS THAN EAGER FOR WHAT LIES
AHEAD.
WE HOPE TO ANSWER THOSE
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WHEREVER YOU
FIT INTO THE PUZZLE OF MAKING
THIS WORK FOR THE CHILDREN,
FAMILY, FRIEND, NEIGHBOR,
TEACHER, ONE THING IS CHILDREN.
TEACHER, ONE THING IS CHILDREN.
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
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>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT.
THIS HAS BEEN A BIG DAY FOR MANY
FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY
INCLUDING SANDRA’S BY THE WAY
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
IT LOOKS AND FEELS DIFFERENT
FROM ANY OTHER.
>> YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
FOR THE NEXT HOUR THE CHANGES
AND HELP YOU PREPARE FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD WHETHER THEY
ARE LEARNING VIRTUALLY OR IN
PERSON.
>> 20 DISTRICTS AND MACOMB
STARTED THE YEAR TODAY.
>> SOME RETURN TO THE CLASS
WEARING MASKS OTHERS SIGNED IN
FROM A DEVICE IN THE HOME.
NO MATTER WHERE WE WENT OR WHO
WE TALKED TO, PARENTS, TEACHERS,
KIDS THE FEEL SOMETHING THE
SAME.
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THE BIGGEST THEME WE HAVE TO
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
DIFFERENT AND CHALLENGING.
AN OPPORTUNITY, WORDS TO
DESCRIBE THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A
SUNRISE GATHERING OF SENIORS AT
NORTH FORMING TON HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WE MUFFED HOLD OUR HEADS UP
HIGH AND SET AN EXAMPLE.
>> THE FIRST DAY PICTURE.
>> I’M EXCITED.
OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL WITH THE
TEACHER WEARING A MASK AND FACE
SHIELD.
AND STUDENTS WILL START THE YEAR
ON LINE.
>> I’M GOING IN AND IT IS HARD.
AND THEN I NEEDED TO BE BRAVE.
KY DO THAT.
GETTING OUT AND WALK YOU THROUGH
ALL THE LEARNING AND IT WILL BE
A GREAT YEAR.
>> AT FERNDALE.
VAUGHAN DAVIS WAS IN A CLASS BY
HIMSELF WAITING ONLINE FOR 28
STUDENTS.
>> THE FIRST THING I ASKED THEM
I WANTED THEM TO SHARE TWO
THINGS WITH ME.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THE
NEW SCHOOL FORMAT AND THEN
SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE EXCELLENT
AT OR YOU LOVE TO DO.
>> DAVIS HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR
16 YEARS.
HE SHARED THE FIRST DAY NERVES.
>> I KNOW I’M ALWAYS A NERVOUS
WRECK.
I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT.
I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT.
IF YOU ARE NERVOUS OR SKY,
THAT’S OKAY.
HE WILL HOLD OFF THROUGHOUT THE
DAY FOR KIDS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS
BUT MAY NOT BE COMFORTABLE
ASKING A QUESTION TO A VIRTUAL
CROWD.
AND THE DISTRICT 7 GAVE THE
OPTION IN-PERSON OR ONLINE.
AT PARTY ELEMENTARY, EVERY
AT PARTY ELEMENTARY, EVERY
CLASSROOM FILLED WITH THE
PARTITIONS ARE MANNED MANDATORY,
AND ALL CLASSES ARE LIKE ART ARE
IN THE CLASSROOM AND LUNCH.
>> TO KEEP THE KIDS IN AS SMALL
GROUPS AND NOT INTERACTING WITH
OTHERS.
>> IF THEY TEST POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19, THE ENTIRE CLASS HAS
COVID-19, THE ENTIRE CLASS HAS
TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS.
>> AND YOU NOSE WE DO PRACTICE
AND KEEP THE MASK ON.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
AND STAY SIX FEET.
>> WE PRACTICE THE THINGS.
>> WE PRACTICE THE THINGS.
SHE GOT HER WIPES AND DO AIR
HUGS.
NO TOUCHING.
THE FACE MASK AND THINGS.
>> STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EXCITED
TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AND GET OFF
TO A GOOD START.
>> WE’RE GOING TO DO THIS
TOGETHER.
>> HOW DID IT FEEL FROM HOME?
>>   THERE IS SO MUCH
UNCERTAINTY FOR STUDENTS,
PARENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT WHAT
REMOTE LEARNING WILL LOOK LIKE
REMOTE LEARNING WILL LOOK LIKE
NOT ONLY ON THIS DAY BUT THE
WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD.
A FARMINGTON HILLS FAMILY
A FARMINGTON HILLS FAMILY
EMBARKING ON THE NEW LEARNING
JOURNEY.
>> GOOD EVENING.
IN THE WANING DAYS OF SUMMER, OF
COURSE THE EXCITEMENT SUNS TO --
TURNS TO THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL.
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY, NEW
TEACHER, FACES, GRADES, SCHOOLS,
BUT FOR THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING REMOTE
LEARNING FOR THE FIRST TIME,
LEARNING FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THERE IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE AIR.
>> SO ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT
SCHOOL TOMORROW?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> THEY ARE FAMILY BRIMMING WITH
HOPE.
>> AND IT IS TIME FOR SCHOOL.
>> A BRIGHT DAUGHTER WHO WILL
CARRY THEIR DREAMS INTO THE
FUTURE.
>> GET READY.
>> NO.
>> YOU’RE NOT.
>> YES.
>> AND SO FOR REMOTE LEARNING
FOR HOWEVER LONG IT IS HERE
NEEDS TO WORK.
>> SHE WILL BE FINE.
I, WE NEVER WANT OUR CHILDREN TO
BE JUST FINE.
WE WANT THEM TO EXCELLING AND TO
WE WANT THEM TO EXCELLING AND TO
BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> THE FIRST DAY DIFFERED LITTLE
FROM THE DISTRICTS THAT ONLY
OFFERED ONE OPTION.
>> A LONG WAY TO GO.
>> ONLY A QUICK COMMUTE UP THE
STAIRS.
THE 13-YEAR-OLD’S DISTRICT THE
FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISTRICT IS STARTING THE YEAR
DISTRICT IS STARTING THE YEAR
OFF REMOTELY.
>> AND THERE IS A LOT OF
EXCITEMENT AND NOW THERE IS NOT
THAT MUCH EXCITEMENT.
FOR MANY PARENTS AND TURNING A
FOR MANY PARENTS AND TURNING A
MONITOR INTO A VEHICLE FOR
EDUCATION IS A SHIFT AND LIFT.
FOR THIS TEACHER A SIMPLE AS
FOR THIS TEACHER A SIMPLE AS
PUTTING ON A TUX AND MACING IT
FORMAL; I APPRECIATE YOU BEING
PATIENT WITH ME AND I’LL GET
THIS GOING.
>> THIS WEEK, THE SCHEDULE FOR
IS A BUILD WACKY FOR THE FIRST
THREE WEEKS.
>> YOU WILL HAVE A GOOGLE FORM
THAT YOU FILL OUT.
THAT YOU FILL OUT.
I BELIEVE THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY
THAT OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS
DOING EVERYTHING TO CREATE THE
DOING EVERYTHING TO CREATE THE
RIGHT ENVIRONMENT AND KEEP THE
STUDIES ENGAGED.
>> OVERALL THE FEAR IS THAT IT
WILL WIDEN.
>> KEEP IT OPEN.
>> YOU MAY HAVE HAD THEY PUT
THEIR ARM AROUND, ARE YOU NOT
GETTING THIS.
DO THAT.
>> AND THAT SENSE OF SEEING THAT
STUDENT STRUGGLE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT NOW.
>> THERE HAS BEEN MANY WHO HATED
>> THERE HAS BEEN MANY WHO HATED
SCHOOL AND DISLIKED GOING.
>> MANY WANT TO BE IN SCHOOL
AFTER ALL.
>> A TEEN.
>> A TEEN.
THEY JUST DIDN’T NOTICE IT UNTIL
THE OPTION WAS TAKEN AWAY.
>> I MISS IT.
I WANT TO GO BACK.
, SO WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE
BROWNS TODAY?
, WELL STUDENTS ARE RESILIENT.
THEY MODEL WHAT WE ARE FEELING.
AND LOVE THE TUX.
LOVE THE TUX.
>> AND.
>> SO MANY CHALLENGES.
PAULA, CLEARLY DISTRICTS ARE
STARTING TO DO IT REMOTELY S
THERE ANY ANSWER WHEN THE
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN TO IN-PERSON
LEARNING?
>> WELL THAT DEPENDS.
THEY HAVE GIVEN A DATE IN
OCTOBER.
SOME HAVE GIVEN PARENTS THE
OPTION THEY CAN COME BACK
JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OR NEXT
SEMESTER I THINK THOSE ARE JUST
FLOAT DATES, YOU HAVE TO BE
FLEXIBLE.
WE KNOW IT IS COVID THAT WILL BE
THE FINAL DECIDER.
>> AND THOSE ARE THE KEYS.
THANK YOU, PAULA.
>>> SHE IS THE DOCTOR WHO HELPED
THE GOVERNOR MAKE DECISIONS LIKE
WHEN IN-PERSON LEARN SOMETHING
SAFE.
DR. FRANK Mc GEORGE SPOKE WITH
THE STOP EXECUTIVE.
>> IT IS PERSONAL FOR
DR. JONEIGH KHALDUM.
IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE.
>> I’M JOINED BY DR. JONEIGH
KHALDUM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR
THE STATE AND EMERGENCY ROOM
PHYSICIAN WHO WORKS WITH ME AT
HENRY FORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
US ON THE INTERVIEW.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, DR. Mc
GEORGE.
>> BACK TO SCHOOL IS THE ISSUIVE
THE DAY.
AS THE PHYSICIAN THE SIDE OF THE
GOVERNOR.
HOW DO YOU SEE RETURNING TO
SCHOOL ACROSS THE STATE MAYBE BY
REGIONS AND THEN DRILLING DOWN
TO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
SPECIFICALLY?
>> SO I’M A MOTHER EFFICIENT
THREE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AS
WELL N MY PERSONAL LIFE I’M
PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS.
THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE
THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE
EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN AND OF
COURSE IN-PERSON EDUCATION IS
IMPORTANT AND SO WHAT WE HAVE
DONE WITH THE GOVERNOR’S RETURN
TO LEARN ADVISORY IS PUT
TOGETHER A ROAD MAP AND HOW THEY
CAN WORK SEE WITH THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT IS GOING
ON.
BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT
IS OKAY TO COME BACK TO FULL
IN-PERSON LEARNING.
HYBRID, AND OF COURSE WE FOR
SOME PEOPLE THE DETERMINATION
SOME PEOPLE THE DETERMINATION
HAS BEEN MADE BEST TO BE VIRTUAL
ONLY.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO
A REGION IN THE STATE THAT
STANDS OUT AS ONE I GUESS IN A
STANDS OUT AS ONE I GUESS IN A
MORE FAVORABLE REGION THAN
ANOTHER?
>> THAT’S A EXCELLENT POINT.
WE THINK ABOUT THE LABOR SHED
REGIONS.
WE HAVE THE REGIONS WE SAW
ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THERE IS THE DETROIT
REGION.
WE KNOW THAT IS NOT JUST ABOUT
THE CITY BUT SEVERAL OF THE
COUNTIES AND OAK LAND AND
SEVERAL OTHERS.
I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE EXAMPLE
IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT.
DEPENDING ON THE AREA.
DEPENDING ON THE AREA.
THE CITY HAS A LOWER CASE COUNT
AND POSITIVITY RATE.
AND CUTOFF.
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
AND MACOMB AND THAT’S THE
EXAMPLE OUT OF MY DEAD.
THEY ARE ACROSS THE STATE.
THERE ARE OTHER COUNTIES IN THE
REGION THAT HAVE A HIGHER
AVERAGE RATE THAN THE REGION.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT.
THAT’S WHY THEY WILL LOCALLY AND
WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM.
WE KNOW THAT THE RETURN TO LEARN
WE KNOW THAT THE RETURN TO LEARN
PLAN THAT WE PUT OUT IS THE LOW
BAR IF YOU WILL.
AND SOME SCHOOLS WILL HAVE IN
THE GOVERNORS MORE SPACE.
CAN YOU SPREAD OUT.
AND ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THE
AND ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THE
IN-PERSON LEARNING IN A WAY IT
HAS TO BE SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
YOUR MOM.
ARE YOU A MOM WHO IS THE STATE’S
CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE.
CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE.
THAT MAY NOT BE WIDELY AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOU
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOU
PAUSE AS A MOM?
>> I’M LOOKING AT THE DATA WHERE
I LIVE.
I LIVE.
I’M CONCERNED THERE ARE CASES
INCREASING OR THE RATE IS
INCREASING OR THE RATE IS
INCREASING.
WEAR A MASK.
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WASHING HANDS.
WASHING HANDS.
CLEANING SURFACES.
THOSE THINGS WORK.
EVEN IF THE POSITIVITY RATE.
EVEN IF THE POSITIVITY RATE.
IN SOME INSTANCES.
THIS DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOL.
>> AND I KNOW THAT EVERY STUDENT
HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS.
HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS.
SOME MAY NOT DO AS WELL WITH THE
VIRTUAL LEARNING.
WE THIS TO THINK ABOUT THE CHILD
WE THIS TO THINK ABOUT THE CHILD
AND THEY HAVE THE SUPPORTS THEY
NEED.
>> THAT’S A CRITICAL POINT E
BROADLY SPEAKING YOU HAVE SAID
IN THE PAST THERE IS NOT A
IN THE PAST THERE IS NOT A
NUMBER OR THAT THE GOVERNOR
THINGS BEING WATCH AS WE REOPEN
THEM AND THEY COME OUT.
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT AND THEY ARE
IMPORTANT.
I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
POINT.
WE GET WE PUT UP THE TAILLY CASE
COUNT.
THAT’S WHAT WE FROM OUR COMING
INTO THE DATABASE SYSTEM.
INTO THE DATABASE SYSTEM.
THEN WE GO BACK AND WE TALK TO
THE POSITIVE CASES.
AND WE FIND THE INDIVIDUALS AND
SPOKE WITH THEM AND GET AN
UNDERSTANDING -- WHEN THE
SYMPTOMS MAY HAVE STARTED.
THAT’S THE INFORMATION WE HAVE
ON THE WEB SITE.
WE START GOING BACK AND NOT
UNDERSTANDING THE LAB RESULTS IT
UNDERSTANDING THE LAB RESULTS IT
WHEN IT WOULD SPREAD.
THOSE WHAT WE WANT TO WATCH
CLOSELY.
WE’RE LOOKING AT OUTBREAKS AS
WELL.
>> RIGHT NOW AND THE ACROSS AND
WE’LL WORK ON THAT.
MAKING SURE WHERE THEY ARE
OCCURRING.
THEY ARE AREPRESENT SETTING.
>> TOASTING WELL YOU WILL SEE
THE PORETIVETY RATE GO DOWN.
THAT’S WHEN YOU WANT TO BE
CONCERNED.
>> YOU KNOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE
THINGS THAT PARENTS AND
ADMINISTRATOR WILL FOCUS ON AS
YOU RELEASE THEM.
>> COMING UP LATER IN THE
SPECIAL, DR. KHALDUN WILL BE
TALK TO TALK -- BACK TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT SHE HAS SEEN AND SOME
ARE GETTING CREATIVE.
>> WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AFTER
THE FIRST FEW DAYS?
>> TWO MOMS AND CHILDREN HAVE
>> TWO MOMS AND CHILDREN HAVE
BEEN LEARNING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
SHARE TIPS AND STRIKES FOR
SUCCESS.
>> SOME ARE HIRING TUTORS TO
>> SOME ARE HIRING TUTORS TO
HAPPY WITH LEARNING.
THE DEFENDERS REVEAL WHAT YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER AND THE RIGHT
SHOULD CONSIDER AND THE RIGHT
BAY TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK.
>> THE FIRST DAY OF A VERY
DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEAR.
TWO TEACHERS WILL JOIN US AND
WAYS TO HELP THE KIDS SUCCEED
WHETHER THEY ARE LEARNING IN
PERSON OR ONLINE.
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>>> TELL ME I WAS TICKLED.
>> ALL THE BUTTERFLIES.
>>> PARENTING DECISIONS THERE IS
NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR ONE CHILD MAY
NOT BE RIGHT FOR ANOTHER.
>> WE SPOKE WITH AN EASTPOINTE
>> WE SPOKE WITH AN EASTPOINTE
FAMILY THAT IS SPLIT ON
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING.
THEY MADE A DECISION BASED ON
THE KID’S PERSONALITY.
THE KID’S PERSONALITY.
>> THE FIRST INSTINCT IS
NERVOUS, I WISH THERE WERE NOT
SO MANY DECISIONS, OUR
CONVERSATION WAS CANDID.
CONVERSATION WAS CANDID.
MOM AND DAD ADMITTING THEY WERE
NOT SEEING EYE TO EYE ON THE
DECISIONS.
>> AND SOMEONE ASKS US PUBLICLY
AND HE WOULD SAY THEY ARE
STAYING HOME.
I SAID OH THAT’S NOT WHAT --
>> THEY HAVE WORKED THROUGH IT
HERE IS THE PLAN.
ARIAN IS GOING INTO FOURTH
GRADE.
SHE IS ON A HYBRID SCHEDULE HALF
AT HOME.
HALF INSCHOOL AMAD AND AMIR 9th.
HE IS STARTING HIGH SCHOOL AND
THEY ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
IN-PERSON.
THEY BASED THE DECISION ON A FEW
FACTORS.
SOCIALIZATION AND EMILY FOR AMIR
STARTING IN A NEW SCHOOL.
HOW WELL THEY DID ONLINE.
AMIR IT WAS NOT WORKING.
>> HE WAS THE WORSE ONE.
, HE WOULD FALL ASLEEP ON THE
KEYBOARD.
>> SOMEONE IS TELLING YOU FACE
TO FACE IT IS HARD TO FOCUS WHEN
YOU LOOK AT A COMPUTER.
ARI IS WORKING.
>> THE LAST DECIDING FACTOR WHAT
THEY WANTED.
>> KIDS ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE.
HAVING UNHAPPY CHILDREN IS NOT
AN OPTION FOR ME.
THAT’S NOT AN OPTION.
>> ASKING IF THEY ARE NERVOUS
>> ASKING IF THEY ARE NERVOUS
SCARES THEM, THEY ARE HONEST.
, AND AND IT DOES SCARE ME.
, I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS.
WHO WOULDN’T BE.
I’M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.
THEY MADE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE
THEY MADE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE
BENEFIT FOR THEM.
>> FOR NOW AND THE EVENT THAT
YOU NEED TO CHANGE WE WILL.
>>> DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
>> THAT’S ALL EVERYONE CAN DO.
>> THAT’S THE IMPORTANT PIECE OF
ADVICE ANYONE CAN PASS ALONG.
IF I MAY, THIS IS A DIFFICULT
THING FOR EVERYONE GOING THROUGH
IT.
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE SO GIVE YOURSELF
SOME GRACE.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DEMAND
PERFECTION FROM YOURSELF OR THE
KIDS.
>> THEY ARE SO THOUGHTFUL.
THEY ARE.
>> THAT’S SOMETHING, THAT’S
GREAT.
>> THEY ARE FACING A VARIETY OF
CHALLENGES.
>> WE’LL HEAR FROM TWO TEACHERS
ONE IN THE CLASS, ONE ONLINE.
ONE IN THE CLASS, ONE ONLINE.
JOINING US NOW IS A 7th GRADE
TEACHER TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
AND A 4th GREAT TEACHER  IN
WEST BLOOMFIELD AND TEACHING
IN-PERSON.
SO WE KNOW SCHOOL STARTED FOR
YOU LEAST WEEK.
YOU HAD A FEW DAYS BACK WITH THE
KIDS.
HOW IS THAT GOING SO FAR?
>> IT IS GOING GREAT.
IT WAS WEIRD AT FIRST.
STRANGE TO SEE THEM AND BE
SPREAD APART.
THEY WERE EXCITED AND HAPPY TO
SEE THEIR FRIENDS.
AND WE LOVE THE WAY IT SMELLS
AND THERE IS RELEARNING WITH HOW
TO MOVE ABOUT THE ROOM AND WHERE
THEY SIT AND HOW THEY CANNOT
GATHER.
BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY BUSY TWO
DAYS.
>>  A LOT OF ENERGY.
>> ARE YOU TEACHING ONLINE.
EVERY TEACHER LOVES THE FACE TO
FACE CONTACT.
THAT’S WHY YOU GET INTO
TEACHING.
THIS MUST BE DIFFERENT.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN
TEACHING ONLINE?
>> EXACTLY LIKE YOU PUT IT.
CREATING THAT PERSONAL
CONNECTION WITH THE STUDENTS.
I TALK WITH MY CLASS I WOULD BE
I TALK WITH MY CLASS I WOULD BE
ANIMATED AND JUMPING AND WALKING
AROUND.
IF I CAN CREATE A VIDEO WHERE
THEY CAN SEE ME BE AN PATED AND
CREATING BIT EMOJIs OR PUTTING
A TOUCH ON A E-MAIL IF THERE IS
A STAR WARS QUOTE THEY KNOW IT
IS FROM ME.
THEY CAN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE
TALKING TO A PERSON AND NOT A
SCREEN.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT THE ONE ON ONE
CONNECTION.
I’M ASSUMING IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS RIGHT NOW
TO BE INVOLVED IN LEARNING WHEN
IT IS ALL BEING DONE FOR SOME
STUDENTS ALL ONLINE.
STUDENTS ALL ONLINE.
>> AND I MENTIONED STAR WARS IF
YOU ARE A FAN YOU KNOW IN
EPISODE, AND BEN KONOBI TELLS
HIM HOW TO BEAT DARTH VADER AND
THEN SAYS HE CAN’T HELP HIM.
WE’RE TRYING TO HELP THE
STUDENTS STANDING BY THEM
STUDENTS STANDING BY THEM
GUIDING THEM THROUGH A LESSON
AND TRANSLATE A PROGRAM WE
HAVE.
WE WANT TO GIVE PARENTS THE
POWER TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE
CONTROL OVER THE STUDENT’S
CONTROL OVER THE STUDENT’S
LEARNING AND WE’RE COOPERATING
AS A TEAM.
>> WE’RE PAST CORONAVIRUS.
WE’RE READY FOR DARTH VADER.
>> AND ONE TOPIC WE HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT.
ONE THAT IS UNAVOIDABLE.
THE RISK FACTOR IN FACE TO FACE
SCHOOL THAT’S POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
IS THAT A CONCERN THAT AS A
TEACHER YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT OF
YOUR MIND?
>> YES.
THE WAY WHEN I GO TO THE STORE
OR SHOPPING.
WE ARE BEING AS SAFE AS
POSSIBLE.
WE’RE MAINTAINING OUR DISTANCE.
YOU ARE WASHING YOUR HANDS,
KEEPING THING CLEAN.
YOU ARE0 DISTRICT IS MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO BUT WE
EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO BUT WE
LOOK AT KIDS WITH THE PACIFICS
THINKS ARE DIFFERENT.
>> I HAVE HALF THE CLASS IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON.
IT IS LIKE THREE HOURS.
IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE I WANT TO
TAKE THIS OFF; THEY ARE DOING
WELL WITH IT.
THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK.
THEY DON’T MIND.
WE’LL TAKE THIS OVER BEING AT
HOME.
>> THAT’S TRUE.
>> JUSTIN AND CHRISTINA, YOU
>> JUSTIN AND CHRISTINA, YOU
HAVE DIFFERENT AND ENORMOUS
CHALLENGE.
GOD BLESS EVERY TEACHER TAKES
THIS ON.
WE’RE PROUD FOR YOU NURTURING.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> COMING UP HEAR FROM TWO MOMS
WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THE VIRTUAL
LEARNING FOR WEEKS.
THE TRICKS THEY HAVE PICKED UP
ALONG THE WAY.
>>> A GROUP OF MOMS WILL JOIN US
>>> A GROUP OF MOMS WILL JOIN US
AS THEY NAVIGATE THE RETURN TO
>>> MANY STUDENTS ARE RETURNING
>>> MANY STUDENTS ARE RETURNING
TO IN-PERSON LEARNING OTHERS ARE
TUNING IN VIRTUALLY.
>> WE HEAR FROM TWO MOMS AND THE
CHILDREN STARTED SCHOOL SEVERAL
WEEKS AGO.
THEY GAVE US A LOOK AT WHAT CAN
YOU EXPECT IN THE FIRST FEW
WEEKS.
>> I HEARD FROM THE PRINCIPAL
FRIEND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
CASE I STARTED LOOKING INTO
PLACES WE COULD GET.
LET’S GET OUT OF HERE AND LET’S
GO SOUTH.
LET’S NOT DO THIS AGAIN.
I HAVE BEEN SURPRISED.
TIFFANY HAS THREE KIDS IN THE 2n
, 4th AND 5th GRADE.
REMOTE LEARNING STARTED THE
FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.
SO FAR SO GOOD.
SO FAR SO GOOD.
>> I’M IMPRESSED.
>> WE’RE GETTING INTO A
ROUTINE.
>> KATIE MACPHERSON HAS FOUR
>> KATIE MACPHERSON HAS FOUR
DAUGHTERS EU6TH, 8th AND 9 -- 6t
, 8th AND 9th GRADE.
IT IS STILL IN THE HONEY MON
PERIOD.
>> AND THEY ARE GIVING SOME
GRADES.
>> THE MOMS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT
TO GIVE YOUR KIDS THEIR OWN
DEDICATED WORK SPACE.
>> THEIR OWN SPACE FEELS REEL.
>> TIFFANY HAS A DRY ERASE BOARD
AND CORK BOARD AND SCHEDULES AND
LOGGINS FOR THE APPS.
>> KATIE RECOMMENDS IN AND OUT
BOXES.
AND A WATER BOTTLE.
>> KIDS ARE REPORTING
HEADACHES.
THE FIRST FEW WEEKS ARE
ADJUSTING TO THE ROUTINE.
>> AND I HAD A SCHEDULE THEY ARE
>> AND I HAD A SCHEDULE THEY ARE
GOING TO EAT AND DO YOGA AND
WITH FOUR DIFFERENT KIDS DOING
FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS IT IS NOT
ALWAYS THE CASE.
ALWAYS THE CASE.
YOU ARE YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN AND
FLEXIBLE.
>> THE KID DOES THEIR SCHOOL
FROM THERE WITH THE STUDENT
TEACHERS AVAILABLE TO HELP.
I NEEDED A BREAK I THOUGHT THEY
WERE MISSING OUT.
BEING ACTIVE AND INTERACTING
WITH OTHER KIDS.
>> SHE WORKED FULL TIME FROM
>> SHE WORKED FULL TIME FROM
HOME AND HAS GOOD ADVICE.
>> THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT FOR
EVERYONE.
>> WE’RE AT HOME THE JOB IS TO
GET THERE.
>> I’M IMPRESSED WAD WHAT THEY
ARE PULLING OFF.
THEY ARE INKNOW INNOVATIVE.
IT IS GOOD INSTRUCTION.
>> THEY AGREED ORGANIZATION IS
THE KEY.
GIVE THEM A SCHEDULE.
TIFFANY SAID SET AN ALARM FOR
THE CLASSES WHEN THEY START AND
END.
THEY NEED A DAY TO BE
THEY NEED A DAY TO BE
PREDICTABLE TO BE CALM WITH IT.
HOW ARE PARENTS FEELING.
>> WE HAVE MOMS WITH US, NICKI
LITTLE HAS BOYS IN GRADE
SCHOOL.
>> AND ANOTHER WHOSE DAUGHTER
STARTED JUST THIS MORNING.
>> NICKI AND EBONY.
THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT
LEARNING, THEY WILL BE HOME NOT
IN SCHOOL AND THAT PUTS MORE
PRESSURE ON MOMS AND DADS.
ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH HOW THE
FAMILIES WILL MANAGE THIS?
FAMILIES WILL MANAGE THIS?
>> HOW ABOUT YOU.
>> YES.
WE SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS
HOW WE WOULD MAKE THIS WORK TO
START THIS.
MANY PARENTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT
MANY PARENTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THE CHALLENGES OF THE SPRING.
WE WERE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO
TEACH THEM THE BEST.
WE PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL
FAMILIES.
WE HAVE FOUR BOYS LEARNING
TOGETHER.
WE’RE SPLITTING BETWEEN MY HOUSE
AND ANOTHER FAMILY’S HOUSE.
WE FOUND SOMEONE WHO IS A
TEACHER LOOKING TO TEACH
VIRTUALLY.
AND IT IS GOING ACROSS WELL.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TECH
ISSUES BUT THAT’S TO BE EXPECTED
FOR THE FIRST DAY.
>> EPNY TELL US ABOUT YOUR
EXPERIENCE SO FAR.
HOWS IS THAT BEEN WITH THE
ONLINE LEARNING?
>> SO FARE I -- MYSELF AND MY
HUSBAND ARE WORKING FROM HOME
RIGHT NOW.
MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE FIRST
GREAT.
>>> IT WAS A CHALLENGE.
AND I DID TAKE THE FIRST COUPLE
OF DAYS TO HELP HER GET
ADJUSTED.
BEING A FIRST GRADER AND VIRTUAL
AND BEING ENGAGED.
ED IT CAN ONLY GO UP FROM HERE.
WAYS TO.
MY MOTHER HELPED.
YOU WILL GET THE MOTHER-IN-LAWS.
>> I DID AN INTERVIEW WITH YOU.
WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT ONLINE
SCHOOL YOU MENTIONED THE
VILLAGE.
AND I THINK THAT IS CRITICAL.
TALK ABOUT HOW YOUR VILLAGE IS
MAKING THIS DOABLE.
>> A I’M IN A GOOD JOB.
WE TALK ABOUT HOW FORTUNATE WE
ARE.
MY MOTHER IS RETIRED AND HAS A
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW WITH
THE VIRUS AND EVERYTHING.
THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP US TWO DAY
AS WEEK THAT GIVES US RELIEF.
THEY ARE EP HADDING US GET
ADJUSTED TO THE VIRTUAL
LEARNING.
HAVE A 1-YEAR-OLD, WE ARE
WORKING UNTIL WE OPEN UP OUR
HOME WITH THE VIRUS.
WE’RE IN NOT THERE.
>> NICKI, WOULD YOU CONSIDER
SENDING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL?
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
OUR CHILDREN IS THE YO-YOING.
IF THE DISTRICT DID ONLY IT
WOULD BE IDEAL TO HAVE THEM GO
WOULD BE IDEAL TO HAVE THEM GO
BACK BUT THE CONCERN AGAIN IS
NOT HAVING THAT IF THEY WENT
BACK AND WHAT IF CASES SURGE.
THE SCHOOL IS DOWN.
THAT’S NOT GOOD FOR THEM TO NOT
HAVE THE STRUCTURE.
AND NOT GOOD FOREVER US.
THE DECISION IS THEY WILL STAY
VIRTUAL FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> AND TALKING WITH THE TEACHERS
AND THAT FACE TO FACE FOR THEM
IS IMPORTANT.
THEY LOVE BEING WITH THEIR
KIDS.
IS THAT CONCERN THE ISOLATION
THAT THE CHILDREN ARE NOT WITH
THEIR FRIENDS.
THATTER NOT WITH THE TEACHER OR
IN THAT PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
ENVIRONMENT S THAT CONCERN?
>> I’LL ASK YOU FIRST.
>> THAT WAS A BIG DRIVING FACTOR
BEHIND US PARTNERING UP WITH TWO
FAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>>> WE’RE FOLLOWING THE SAME
GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS
AND HARD, THEY ARE VERY SOCIAL
THEY LOVE THEIR FRIENDS.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
KNOWING THEY WILL GET THAT INT
INTERACTION IS REASSURING.
>> IS THAT A CONCERN THE
ISOLATION FOR THE CHILD?
>> IT IS HAS BEEN A CONCERN.
WE HAVE DONE THE SAME.
I HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH
MOMS.
>>> A I’M IN GROUPS WHERE WE
SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND WE HAVE
EXTENDED FAMILY WITH HUSBANDED
AND THEY LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>>> WE IT IS A CONCERN AND
WONDERFUL SEEING HER TODAY AND
IT WAS VIRTUALLY WITH HER
FRIENDS SHE HAD NOT SEEN ALL
SUMMER.
>> EVER RIFF BIT HELPS.
>> THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE IT.
>>> YOU KNOW PEOPLE AGREE THAT
>>> YOU KNOW PEOPLE AGREE THAT
IN IN-PERSON IS THE BEST WAY TO
LEARN.
BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS FOR
PARENTS AND TEACHERS.
PARENTS AND TEACHERS.
YOUR DOCTOR ASKS THE MEDICAL
CENTER AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING
TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
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>>> DON’T YOU LOVE THE FACES.
>> I LOVE THE PICTURES.
>> THERE ARE CERTAINS --
CONCERNS, EMOTIONS.
>> WE DECIDED TO ASK OUR
INSIDERS ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE
FEELING.
WE POLLED 1 HUN HIN INSIDERS.
DO YOU THINK KIDS SHOULD RETURN
TO IN-PERSON SCHOOL.
68% SAY NO.
32 SAY YES.
32 SAY YES.
AND NEXT HOW LONG SHOULD VIRTUAL
LEARNING EXIST.
VIRTUAL ONLY.
>> FIRST SEMESTER.
30% WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS
A WORKING VACCINE.
AND 30% SAY THE SCHOOL YEAR.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THEY
WILL MAKE THE DECISION TO RETURN
TO CLASSES.
39% ARE NOT CONFIDENT.
THEY WERE AND 28% SAY THEY ARE
CONFIDENT WITH THE DECISION.
AND HOW TO BECOME A INSIDER GO
TO CLICK ON DETROIT.COM.
TO CLICK ON DETROIT.COM.
>>> WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING
IN-PERSON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
MAKING CHANGES TO TRY TO KEEP
EVERYONE SAFE.
>>> DR. Mc GEORGE PICKS UP THE
CONVERSATION WITH DR. JONEIGH
KHALDUM WHO SAID WE CAN LEARN
FOR FROM THE BEST PRACTICES.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD IS
SOME PARENTS FEEL AN YOU URGENCY
TO GET THEM BACK BUT OTHERS THEY
ARE AFRAID OF THE LEVEL AND HOW
THIS MAY EVOLVE.
YOU HAVE TALKED WITH THE PEOPLE
ACROSS THE STATE, I IMAGINE, ARE
THERE ANY BEST PRACTICES AND EP
HELP EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE.
>> YOU SAID THE PLAN IS TO THE
FLOOR NOT THE CEILING.
PEOPLE CAN -- SCHOOLS CAN DO
MORE.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND A GOOD
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND A GOOD
IDEA TO ME.
>> , THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION I
UNDERSTAND AND THAT ONE CHILD IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE YOUNGER
SO I UNDERSTAND THE YOUNGER
CHILDREN IS A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.
MY SON IS EXCITED ABOUT HIS MASK
HE GOT THE ONE HE WANTED.
HE GOT THE ONE HE WANTED.
THERE IS A WAY AND FOR
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH
GRADE.
THEY SHOULD MAKE IT A PART OF
THE PROTOCOL FOR THE SCHOOLS TO
HAVE THE CHILDREN WEARING THEM.
AND THINKING ABOUT THE
CLASSROOM, THE LENGTH EFFICIENT
TIME IN A CLASS IS IMPORTANT.
I HEARD SOME SAY INSTEAD OF
I HEARD SOME SAY INSTEAD OF
HAVING THEIR OLDER STUDENT GOES
TO SEVEN CLASSES IN A DAY AND
THE THEY MADE IT FEWER HOURS AND
BLOCKS LONGER FOR ONE CLASS BUT
THE CHILDREN ARE TRANSITIONING
BETWEEN CLASSROOMS AND NOT AS
OFTEN.
SO THAT INFOREIGN SECRETARY
MOVEMENT MEANS IT IS LESS LIKELY
THEY ILL BE AROUND OTHER
CHILDREN PUTTING LANES IN THE
HALLWAY INSTEAD OF THE STUDENTS
MIXING.
AND IN THE HALL.
AND IN THE HALL.
THERE IS ONE DAY AND A STAIRWELL
AND MINUTENISE.
>> THEY ARE LIMITING KIDS GOING
TO THE LOCKERS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT
AND OTHERS MAY WANT TO TRY.
>> THAT’S ARE OUTSTANDING
IDEAS.
I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THEM
MYSELF SO.
I’M KIND OF INTERESTED ON YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE.
THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE.
IT’S MY OPINION THERE IS NOT A
ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOLUTION.
DISTRICTS NEED TO ACCOMMODATE
CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
IN-PERSON IS BETTER THAN REMOTE
BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT REASONS
THEY MAY NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL.
KNEW TRISHAL OR SPECIAL
EDUCATION.
WHAT KINDS OF FOCUS DOES THE
HAVE WHEN TRYING TO ADDRESS
THOSE NEEDS IF CHILDREN CAN GOT
GO BACK TO IN-PERSON LEARNING?
>> WE’RE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE -- THEY HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED TO GET THE RIGHT
INFORMATION.
AND WE’RE WORKING -- WE’RE NOT
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BUT WE
ARE MAKING SURE THAT MASKS AND
SUPPORT, YOU KNOW NUTRITION.
SUPPORT, YOU KNOW NUTRITION.
THERE IS A LOT OF BEHAVIORAL
RATTLE SERVICES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE.
>> AND THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION.
WE NEED TO HAVE IT.
ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN.
>> NOW I KNOW YOUR TIME IS
PRECIOUS E ONE LAST THING.
DO YOU WANT TO THROW IN A PITCH
FOR THE FLU VACCINE.
>> I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD
NEVER ASK.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>>> I AIM EXCITED TO ANSWER THE
NEW FLU INITIATIVE THAT BEE
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE
AND WE NEED THERE WILL BE NEW
PRIZEs.
IF THEY STAY OUT YOU HAVE WORK
AND SCHOOL.
AND SCHOOL.
THE VACCINE WORKS.
MAYBE YOU GET THE FLU IT IS
GOING TO BE A MILD FLU, YOU WILL
NOT GET ILL.
THIS YEAR GET THE FLU VACCINES.
NOT ONLY THE FOOD BUT COVID-19.
>> DOCTOR.
THANK YOU FORESENDING TIME WITH
US.
>> YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE RETURN TO SCHOOL WE KNOW
CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND MANY OF
YOU MAY BE TAKING IT DAY BY
DAY.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO
GET YOU AND YOUR KIDS THROUGH
GET YOU AND YOUR KIDS THROUGH
THE FIRST WEEK; WE HAVE ALL BEEN
THERE.
THE BUTTERFLIES, JITTERS GOING
TO SCHOOL CAN BE FILLED WITH A
TO SCHOOL CAN BE FILLED WITH A
LOT OF UP ED AND DAWN.
THEY ARE STARTING THE SCHOOL
YEAR IN THE MIDOF A PANDEMIC.
>> THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT IS
UP TO THEM TO HAVE A CALM
UP TO THEM TO HAVE A CALM
PRESENCE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
AND MAKE YOUR CHILDREN PARTY OF
AND MAKE YOUR CHILDREN PARTY OF
THE PROCESS SO THEY CAN FEEL
CONCLUDED.
, IT’S LIKE BEING IN A CAR.
THINGS AREN’T LIKE THEY WERE
BEFORE AND THERE IS A RYE REA
ALTY.
>> SET ASIDE A PLACE FOR
LEARNING.
MAKE SURE THE LITTLE ONES KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE OPEN
MINDED AND FLEX.
SCHOOL WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.
, WE HAVE TO CREATE THE ENERGY
, WE HAVE TO CREATE THE ENERGY
WE WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE.
INSTAYED OF HUGGING THE TEACHER
IT CAN BE VIRTUAL.
>> STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT DURING
A TIME WHEN SO MUCH IS OUT OF
THEIR CHROME.
WE NEED TO DIVIDE UP THE DAY IN
AN ORGANIZED WAY SO THAT THE
AN ORGANIZED WAY SO THAT THE
CHILDREN FEEL A SENSE OF ORDER.
REMEMBER.
THEY GET THEIR VIBES FROM YOU.
>>> KEEP YOUR OUTLOOK POSITIVE.
>> ONE OF THE SILVER LININGS TO
GO THROUGH A FIME LIKE THIS THAT
CHILDREN CAN GET THROUGH
ANYTHING.
THEY GOT THROUGH THIS.
>>> ANOTHER TIP.
HAVE SOME FUN.
BE CREATE OF.
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO AN A
AND SPREAD THAT THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK.
>> FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT?
>> EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT CALM.
>> EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT CALM.
PREDENIED THAT YOU ARE.
>> AND WE’RE SHARING OUR
EXPERIENCE EFFICIENT THE FIRST
DAY MANY MONTHS AFTER SCHOOL
ENDED ABRUPTLY.
>>> LOOKING TO FIRE SOMEONE HOW
>>> LOOKING TO FIRE SOMEONE HOW
DO YOU DO A BACKGROUND CHECK.
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>>> MANY DISTRICTS STARTING THE
>>> MANY DISTRICTS STARTING THE
YEAR ONLINE AND SOME WITH
FINANCIAL RESOURCES WILL HIRE
TUTORS TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN.
>> BEFORE YOU BRING A STRANGER
INTO YOUR HOME.
THERE ARE THINGS TO CONSIDER
LIKE THE BACKGROUND.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE
IN THE HOUSE THAT HAVE ACCESS TO
YOUR HOME.
TO YOUR VALUABLES.
THEY ARE AROUND YOUR KIDS.
>> THAT’S WHY THE FORMER F.B.I.
AGENT SID YOU NEED TO RUN A
CHECK ON PEOPLE THAT YOU BRING
CHECK ON PEOPLE THAT YOU BRING
IN THE HOME TO HELP TEACH YOUR
KIDS.
>> YOU NEED A BACKGROUND ON THEM
AND USING THE CORRECT SOCIAL
SECURITIES NUMBER AND CHECK THEM
ON THE SEX OFFENDER LIST AND A
VALID CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK IN
EVERY STATE THEY HAVE BEEN IN.
>> CAN YOU BET SOME PARENTS WISH
THEY DID THAT.
>> SHE TEAMED LIKE A NICE
PERSON.
YOU WOULD NOT THINK THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
>> THIS TUTOR AND FORMER TEACHER
WAS OUT ON BOND FOR SOLICITING A
STUDENT FOR SEX WHEN SEE WAS
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING A
DIFFERENT TEEN.
>> I THINK WE’RE ALL SHOCKED BY
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WORLD.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WORLD.
WE DO NOT EXPECT IT.
>> AND HE’S HIRED TO RUN
CHECKS.
THE ADVISE IS THAT IF YOU ARE
GOING TO LET SOMEONE IN YOUR
HOME AND INTERACT WITH YOUR
CHILDREN YOU NEED A NATIONWIDE
BACKGROUND CHECK.
BACKGROUND CHECK.
USE THE NUMBER TO SEE WHERE THAT
SHOWS UP.
, YOU GET STATE STATEWIDE.
>> OTHERRED A VIKINGS FROM THE
AGENT.
ALWAYS KEEP CHECKINGON YOUR
CHILDREN.
CHECK THE HOME AFTER THAT PERSON
LEAVES.
>> AND PLUMBERS LEAVE A WINDOW
OR DOOR OPEN SO THEY CAN COME
OR DOOR OPEN SO THEY CAN COME
PACK AND LEAVE IT HOPE THAT YOU
DON’T FIND AND YOUR HOUSE IS
BROKEN INTO.
>> IT IS NOT TO SCARED PARENTS
BUT GET THEM OF INFORMED TO MAKE
SURE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS
A POSITIVE ONE.
>>> THE PRICE TAG FOR A CHECK
LIKE THE ONE TIM TALKED ABOUT
LIKE THE ONE TIM TALKED ABOUT
CAN COST YOU FROM 100 TO 115
COLLARS AND TAKE TWO OR THREE
DAYS TO COMPLETE.
DAYS TO COMPLETE.
>> IT IS SPORTS IMPACTED AND
OTHER ACTIVITIES.
AND OUR INSIDERS HAVE WAYED IN
ON THE MICHIGAN high school
athletic association to post
fall FOOTBALL.
300 PEOPLE RESPONDED.
69% THINK THE NHSAA DID THE
69% THINK THE NHSAA DID THE
RIGHT BINGE.
68 THE DO NOT BELIEVE FOOTBALL
SHOULD BE PLAYED AT ALL.
THE OPINION SLIT WHEN IT SHOULD
THE OPINION SLIT WHEN IT SHOULD
BE IN THE SPRING.
63 BELIEVE IT SHOULD.
47 ARE AGAINST THE IDEA.
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>> WE’LL WRAP THINGS UP AFTER
THE BREAK WITH A LOOK HOW THE
FIRST DAY WENT FOR SOME PEOPLE
AT LOCAL 4.
>> AND MY FAMILY’S MORNING AND
>> AND MY FAMILY’S MORNING AND
THE CHALLENGES WE FACE.
>>> MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND
>>> MORE HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND
STORM CHANCES ON TUESDAY.
A LOT OF US DON’T NEED THE RAIN
WE’LL GET IT.
WE’LL GET IT.
THE TIMING NEXT.
THE TIMING NEXT.
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>> MOVIE THEATERS ARE SITTING
EMPTY IN METRO DETROIT.
A SCHOOL WANTS TO USE THE EXTRA
SPACE.
>> THIS IS SCHOOL.
THE.
>> THE THEATER IS ALLOWING
SHRINE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TO HAVE
SOCIAL DISTANCING CLASSES
INSIDE.
IT IS A HYBRID SCHOOL SO
STUDENTS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN
IN-PERSON AND REMOTE LEARNING ON
DIFFERENT DAYS.
DIFFERENT DAYS.
REMOTE DAYS THEY CAN SEND THEM
TO IMAGINE WHERE THEY WOULD BE
SUPERVISED BY THE STAFF.
>> WE SAID PARENTS, YOU ALREADY
WORK SO HARD AT HOME, YOU KNOW
PROVIDING FOR YOUR KIDS GETTING
FEELS.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
WITH YOU AN OPTION THAT GIVES
THEM THE FACE TO FACE CONTACT
THEM THE FACE TO FACE CONTACT
WITH THE STAFF AND EACHERS AND
THIS CAN GET THAT SUPPORT.
THAT’S WHERE IT CAME ABOUT.
THAT’S WHERE IT CAME ABOUT.
>> WHAT A BREAK BREAK I’M SURE.
STUDENTS NEED TO WEAR A MASK AND
LOG IN ON THEIR LAPTOPS.
IF THERE IS A.
A LOT OF FAMILIES TODAY WAS
ABOUT FIGURING OUT THE NEW
SCHEDULES AND ROUTINES.
A NEW WAY TO DO SCHOOL.
>> WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
SOME OF US HERE DOCUMENTED OUR
DAY.
>> HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL EVERYBODY.
, WE MAID IT THROUGH THE FIRST
, WE MAID IT THROUGH THE FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL.
AND THEY ARE UP.
AND THEY SAY THEY’RE EXCITED SO
HERE WE GO.
BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE WORKS.
THAT COOKIE THERE.
THAT’S FOR ME.
>> WE HAVE 45 MINUTES BEFORE WE
LOG ON TO THE FIRST ZOOM TODAY.
WE HAVE A NEW THIRD GRADER  IN
WE HAVE A NEW THIRD GRADER  IN
THE HOUSE AND 6th GRADER.
WE’RE ALL VIRTUAL.
WE’RE GETTING READY TO LOG ON.
I MEANT TO PRACTICE YESTERDAY I
I MEANT TO PRACTICE YESTERDAY I
HAD TO WORK SO I RAN OUTIVE
TIME.
WE’RE GOING TO ATTEMPT IT THIS
MORNING.
>> ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THE FIRST
ZOOM?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> DO YOU WISH WERE YOU GOING IN
PERSON.
>> WE’RE READY FOR THIRD GRADE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT.
>> SEEING FRIENDS.
>> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT.
>> EXCITED.
>> ARE YOU WHAT ABOUT THE MASK,
I DON’T KNOW, AND WHAT DO YOU
THINK.
>> THEY ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY,
MISS YOUR FRIENDS.
LET’S GO.
>> THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL THEY
ARE LINING UP.
ARE LINING UP.
GOOD LUCK, I GOT EMOTIONAL AS A
MOM YOU WONDER IF YOU ARE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISION THE BEST
THING FOR THE KIDS.
IT IS GOOD THEY ARE GOING BACK I
IT IS GOOD THEY ARE GOING BACK I
HOPE IT WORKS OUT.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY THAT MY
GIRLS ARE GROWN SO I STAND IN
AWE.
>> ARE YOU LUCKY.
YOU PARENTS DEALING WITH THIS.
>> WE HAD A LOT OF TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF TEARS BUT WE
MADE IT THROUGH.
MOST OF THE TEARS CAME FROM ME.
TOMORROW IS A NEWS DAY.
WE START OVER.
>> EVERY DAY IS A FRESH START.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE HOPE YOU TOOK SOMETHING TO
HELP YOU THROUGH THE CHALLENGING
TIMES.
>> WE’LL HAVE COVERAGE OF THIS
>> WE’LL HAVE COVERAGE OF THIS
SCHOOL YEAR’ IN THE RETURN TO
SCHOOL SECTION.
THE STORIES AND EVERY DISTRICT
FOR THE PLAN AND ADVISE FOR
ONLINE LEARNING.
THE NEWS IS NEXT.
