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Morris Co. School District Cancels Class To Prep For Coronavirus
The Mt. Olive School District is treating their facilities with electrostatic guns, and closing Monday to prepare for home instruction.
MT. OLIVE, NJ - Anticipating the need to be creative with schooling with the encroachment of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, Mt. Olive School District Superintendent Dr. Robert R. Zywicki has closed the schools Monday.
According to Zywicki, Mt. Olive is not only following the CDC guidance but is following the Department of Education guidelines in order to prepare for what the district would do if there was a health related school closing.
"So we are making preparations and they will be made available to the public next week for what that would look like if we had to deliver home instruction if the schools were closed," he said.
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In order to make these plans, Zywicki said the district will use an unused snow day so that faculty and staff will make preparations and make plans for the possibility they may have to close school. the school will be closed students Monday to allow teachers to plan for home instruction, should the school need to close.
Zywicki said the move is purely precautionary and designed so that they can meet the Department of Education guidelines and submit that plan to the state.
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Another way the district is preparing is by using a special electrostatic gun to clean their facilities.
"It sprays a neutral chlorine solution the envelops all door handles and flat surfaces that can kill any viruses and other infectious material," Zywicki said.
You can view his entire video announcement below.
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