Manhattan School District 114 To Review Return To School Plan

MANHATTAN, IL — The Manhattan School District 114 Board of Education will meet Wednesday to review the district's Fall 2020 Return to School plan. According to the district, board members will discuss a resolution for the Transition to School Plan for the 2020-2021 school year, in addition to the possibility of full-time remote learning for all students due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, the district shared their Return to School Plan 2020-2021 draft, and also shared results of a parent survey, which can be viewed in the draft linked below.

Included in the draft were the following details:

• MSD114 will provide two models for learning: Full Time In-Person & Full Time Remote Learning
• MSD114 will plan and be prepared for change throughout the year as a second wave of infections could result in school closures, in which case all students would transition from in-person to mandated remote learning.

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This will be done by the district implementing safety measures per Illinois Department of Public Health, including:

• Require use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including mandatory face coverings.
• Prohibit more than 50 individuals from gathering in one space.
• Require social distancing be observed, as much as possible.
• Require that schools conduct symptom screenings and temperature checks or require that individuals self-certify that they are free of symptoms before entering school buildings.
• Require an increase in school-wide cleaning and disinfection.

>> Read the district's 2020-2021 draft to its entirety

Patch will update this story following Wednesday's meeting.