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But the board’s plan
does not require schools to absolutely follow the CDC’s or the state’s Smart Start guidelines for masking, social distancing and hygiene. It asks schools to meet those guidelines only “to the best of their abilities.”
That has the Fairbanks Education Association president, Sandra Ryan, concerned about the safety of teachers who could be exposed to the disease.
“There is just language that needs to be put into place and remind us of some of the great work we’ve already done with the district on protocols in place, that, unfortunately with the current directive from the school board, we’ll be hard-pressed to maintain them.”
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Credit Fairbanks Education Association
The associations that represent Fairbanks-area teachers, principals and support staff released a statement Friday opposing the opening of schools in January.
The Board of Education for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District voted a week ago to give students the option to return to
in-person learning for the second semester. The board’s plan
does not require schools to absolutely follow the CDC’s COVID-19 or the state of Alaska’s Smart Start guidelines for masking, social distancing and hygiene the plan only “acknowledges” that schools will meet those guidelines “to the best of their abilities.”
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