Yes Ms Witham you are right. I am curious as to why there is no choice for 4 days in school one day for cleaning? It is my understanding that there is room for the full student body to attend in school and still socially distance. I was surprised to see the High School Letter. The last Q and A sessions for Covid 19 of July 31st run by the school board ended without any decision set in stone, plus I could not find anywhere when there was a meeting after that July 31st Q and A that the board made that final decision to go hybrid. On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 11:44 AM Jessica Witham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mr. Levitsky, > I believe the “full remote” option is available to any students/families > in RSU 26 who, for any reason, wish to go that route. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 7, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Stanley M Levitsky < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > I am in an information gathering mode about school opening at the end of > the month. Attached find the HS announcement about how things will open at > the High School level. > > Is anyone willing to share thoughts about this? > > I am very ambiguous about the hybrid plan and to be completely open to you > my feelings are to wait until after the first semester to enact the plan > doing the first semester fully online. This gives us time to evaluate > school openings around the country. I ask you why not wait? I also ask you > what's the rush? First semester online will not harm our children's > education anymore then this pandemic already has. Why throw them into the > fray of this experiment without more preparation and knowledge in our > pockets for their safety. > > This gives us space to observe how school reopening will go around the > country. Also I believe it would be prudent to put a stop to the > construction plans because needs will change due to our world's reaction to > the pandemic. We also need to open our attitudes to be prepared for > whatever change is upon us. It is no longer business as usual no matter > what you believe. > > Our state has been lucky so far but we are not immune. Whatever your > beliefs, I invite you to kindly share them here on this old fashioned > listserv. I find that this avenue of communication leads to freedom of > communication that is not controlled by the structures of a board or > committee. > > In the past it was a valuable tool for all who used it allowing voices to > be heard and fears to be voiced. > > Respectfully, > Stanley M Levitsky > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS list, click the following > link: > http://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS&A=1 > <OHS Reopening Info #1.pdf> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS list, click the following > link: > http://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS list, click the following link: http://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS&A=1