In unusual summer, princpals juggle safety, scheduling for return to school
THEY ARE LEVIED.
BY ADOPTING THESE, THAT MEANS
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COURTS
WILL BE ASKED TO IMPLEMENT THEM
STATEWIDE.
>>> LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE
SCHOOL STARTS, PLAINTIFF
PARENTS TELL US THEY ARE
GETTING NERVOUS THAT THEY HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.
TODAY, WE TALKED ABOUT--SHOWING
US A LITTLE OF WHAT SHE HAS TO
BE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
WRAL IS JOINING US WITH THAT
PART OF THE CONVERSATION, ADAM
.
>> GERALD, AS YOU KNOW,
STARTING A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS
ALWAYS HECTIC BUT THIS YEAR IS
REALLY OFF THE CHARTS FOR
REASONS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.
EARLIER TODAY, I SPOKE WITH THE
PRINCIPAL ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE
RIGHT NOW.
>> MILBERG-ADMIN STATUS PROVIDE
REGULAR UPDATES LIVE ON FACEBOOK
.
>> IT WILL TAKE TIME TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> VINO PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS.
THE ADMINISTRATORS ARE WORKING
HARD TO GET TO THE ANSWERS
THEMSELVES.
>> IT HAS BEEN LATE NIGHTS
TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> DANA KING IS THE PRINCIPAL
IN RALEIGH.
>> THIS IS A STRESSFUL TIME AS
YOU CAN PROBABLY FIGURE OUT.
>> IN A NORMAL YEAR, KING AND
HER STAFF WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED
A SCHEDULE FOR NOW BUT THIS IS
NOT NORMAL.
A THIRD OF HER STUDENTS HAVE
OPTED TO LEARN ONLINE IN THE
VIRTUAL ACADEMY SO THEY NEED A
BRAND-NEW MASTER SCHEDULE.
>> WITH NUMBERS OF STUDENTS WE
DO NOT HAVE YET.
>> FAMILIES HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THEIR
MINDS.
>> IT WILL CHANGE AGAIN.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO
CONSIDER IN THIS PANDEMIC,
THINGS KING WOULD HAVE NOT
DREAMED OF IN A NORMAL YEAR.
>> WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, I HAVE
HAD TO CREATE A COORDINATOR
POSITION, A COVID-19
COORDINATOR AND THAT MEANS I
HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY AND SAY
"HEY, YOU ARE IT."
>> THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL
YEAR IS COMING SOON.
DESPITE IT ALL, PRINCIPAL KING
IS CONFIDENT WITH HARD WORKERS
ON HER TEAM.
>> I AM COMMITTED TO GETTING
THIS AS RIGHT AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER THING
THESE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE TO
CONSIDER FOR THE FIRST TIME
THIS YEAR, PROTOCOLS ON
SOMETHING SIMPLE ON HOW TO USE
THE WATER FOUNTAIN AND WHAT
WILL NEED TO BE DONE IS A COVID-