Rams livestreaming to students at home. I think that were already beginning to see across social media or through Informal Networks teachers talking about how they go about creating that classroom culture and connections with individual students. Reporter the District School board Vice President says there wont be as much confusion and scrambling as last year when the pandemic forced quick decisions on the run and the governors order is helpful. We have time to plan. We have time to organize. We have time to make sure kids have the devices they need, that we are using fewer platforms so that everybody kind of knows the technologies. Reporter the school board also plans to meet next week to address concerns by teachers who might be reluctant to instruct from school and find a way so they can teach from home yet still be ready for the first day of School August 12th. In san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Robert, thank you. In Contra Costa County, several schools that were plannin
Applies to k through 12 schools, Public Private and charter for schools that can reopen masks are required for staff and students in grades, 3 and up. And are strongly encouraged for students in second grade and younger teachers will need to be regularly tested for covid19 if 5 of the school test positive for the virus, the school must go back to Distance Learning also an entire district would need to distance learn if 25 of its schools are closed education broadly. Is absolutely about our kids but we cannot deny the fact that we have hundreds of thousands of adults that are responsible to taking care and educating our kids as well and their health has to be considered the vice chairman of the state Assembly Education Committee Republican kevin kiley released a statement condemning this move saying in part the impact of these closures will be devastating for working families academic equity and mental health. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. The governors guidance does not jus
Contra costa county. I hope the students can get back to school because thats where the best learning is done for everyone. Reporter she says shes been hoping to send her daughter back to school in a few weeks. Concords two catholic high schools had been looking at a partial reopening. They must begin this school year this fall through Distance Learning. Reporter but the governors new mandate means those plans are likely to change. Parents we talk to say theyre not happy. This is formative time. They need to be in school, in class with their peers, with their teachers facetoface learning. I dont think anything should be shutdown. They dont shut anything down for the flu. Reporter the Liberty School district in east Contra Costa County also planned to reopen its high schools using the hybrid model. Now the district has just three weeks to gear up to go all virtual. I think the best way to describe how im feeling is sad. Sad as an educator, sad as a superintendent, sad as a parent. Repor
Academic year. Counties in california must spend at least 2 weeks off of the governors watch list. Before any schools in that county will be allowed to reopen. Once they pass that hurdle. They must follow strict requirements, including Wearing Masks physical distancing Contact Tracing. And Distance Learning. Lets go now to our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala she joins us now live from sacramento with more on these major changes that were announced today by the governor and we find out now ashley how many schools. Well actually be impacted. Yeah just seen governor newsome as you mentioned pointing back to that Community Spread watch list right now there are about more than 30 counties on that watch list with the school just weeks away thats representing more than 80 of californias population. In the state of california simply non negotiable. That schools must underscore must provide meaningful instruction during this pandemic the majority of california schools will need to start t
Range, dry air, 10 to 25 . The number one zone for the best chance for gusty winds will be the north bay and east bay, especially m. Diablo. I think the wind will pick up wednesday afternoon. 10 to 25milesperhour. So, thats where we want you to be thinking about in case there are any pg e power outyajs. Well have more details on what we know about the fire danger coming up. A new update in about 16 minutes. Thank you. Be prepared. A lot of us might have the power cut off by pg e in the next 48 hours. This could be the biggest planned outage in history. 30 counties could be affected including every bay area county except San Francisco and marin. We are in the hills right above laugh yet. This is one of the areas that jeff was just talking about that could see those dry warm winds coming from the east. Pg e and fire officials tell us they are ready for these shut offs and potentially fires if they happen. Theyre hoping that people are listening to the warnings and theyre preparing too, r