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By Benjamin Cox on August 4, 2021 at 5:49pm
The Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation needs immediate help in collecting new, cloth face masks for students this year.
On the heels of the announcement by Governor J.B. Pritzker today mandating universal indoor mask usage at all public and private schools, Amy Albers, Executive Director of the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation, issued a press release asking for help to collect masks for District 117 students prior to school starting in two weeks.
Albers says the district needs hundreds just to start the year. She has asked with anyone with the ability to sew cloth masks for students to contact Sue Fox at Times Square Sewing via email at timessquaresewing@mchsi.com or by phone 217-245-5445 to pick up material.
“That is an unfair and unjust result for our students who can least afford to lose this life-changing opportunity to earn a diploma, credential or endorsement,” the guidance states.
The state s guidance covers students with disabilities, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students and those who have experienced homelessness.
The state supports extending services as needed, including summer school or up to another full academic year.
The SED guidance is just that guidance. But a bill in the state Legislature would make the school extension for students with disabilities required. And it would extend to age 23. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Tom Abinanti and Sen. Peter Harckham, remains in committee in both chambers.