In a message sent to Marshall Public Schools employees on Friday, May 8 Superintendent, Dr. Carol Maher gave details in regards to returning to work.
According to Dr. Maher, during a meeting with the MPS Admin Team on Thursday, May 7, the group made the following decisions about details and dates;
MPS employees are required to wear face masks when at work in common areas and when there contact with other individuals may be a factor.
Head nurse, custodians, and maintenance employees report to work on Monday, May 11. For this week, all employees must stop by the high school and have their temperatures checked before reporting to their work location.
On Monday, May 18th, principals, secretaries, nurses, teachers, paras, PAT, and 12-month secretaries report to work. All employees must have their temperature taken and recorded by their building nurse. Prior to everyone returning, principals will send out schedules, based on social distancing and other good health practices.
All classrooms, whether being moved or not, will need to be deep cleaned.
Employees are asked not to bring anyone into the build while working.
In regards to re-entry to school (beginning of 2020 – 20221) at this time, the plan is to be back to school on August 24th but a definite when and how it will look can’t be projected.
And finally for those individuals who cannot come to work for various reasons when everyone does.
Maher said, there are two components of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that will govern those situations. Under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for paid sick time if that employee is unable to work (or unable to telework) due to a need for leave because the employee:
- is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;
- has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;
- is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;
- is caring for an individual subject to an order described in (1) or self-quarantine as described in (2);
- is experiencing any other substantially-similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Treasury.
Also, under the FFCRA, an employee qualifies for expanded family leave if the employee is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed (or child care provider is unavailable) for reasons related to COVID-19. Governing this portion of the law is this explanation:
- A full-time employee is eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave (two weeks of paid sick leave followed by up to 10 weeks of leave at 2/3 their regular rate) at 40 hours a week, and a part-time employee is eligible for leave for the number of hours that the employee is normally scheduled to work over that period
Also, the Class of 2020 graduation parade is scheduled for next Sunday, the 17th, at 2 p.m. The seniors will parade through town, following the Homecoming route. Residents are asked to cheer them on from the sidewalks, if you can!