All Hands on Deck: Initial Guidance Regarding Reopening School Buildings

Institution	National Education Association
Titel	All Hands on Deck: Initial Guidance Regarding Reopening School Buildings
Quelle	(2020), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Disease Control; Disease Incidence; Prevention; Educational Facilities; School Closing; Educational Environment; School Safety; Public Health; Crisis Management; Elementary Secondary Education; Preschool Education; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Sanitation; Hygiene; Teacher Attitudes; Occupational Safety and Health; Equal Education; Social Justice; Evidence Based Practice; Higher Education; School Schedules; Planning; Educational Policy; Students with Disabilities; Professional Development; COVID-19; Pandemics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Bildungsstätte; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Gesundheitswesen; Krisenmanagement; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Betriebshygiene; Lehrerverhalten; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schulzeiteinteilung; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the schools, the economy, and the nation's families, exacerbating racial inequities and placing a disproportionate burden on communities of color throughout the country. While physically opening schools at the beginning of the 2020--2021 school year is the goal of most districts, the decision of when to reopen school buildings must be rooted in health and safety and not based on an arbitrary start date or any other priority. However, COVID-19 has also brought an opportunity to reimagine and reengineer the policies and processes that have benefited some students while not prioritizing other students, specifically under-resourced students, Black and Brown students, and students with disabilities. The document, "All Hands On Deck: Initial Guidance Regarding Reopening School Buildings," is a preliminary step toward reimagining the schools as environments that are moving from equity to justice so that students and educators are safe and healthy, and they are able to teach and learn regardless of school, community, race, class, or ability. This guidance is rooted in four basic principles: (1) Health Expertise: Health and safety of all as advised by science is fundamental; (2) Educator Voice: Educators' voices and expertise are front and center as part of decision-making and implementation; (3) Access to Protection: Educators and students need consistently funded access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and the ability to disinfect surfaces regularly; and (4) Leading with Equity: Achieving racial and social justice is imperative and not an expendable aspiration. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Education Association Research Department. 1201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-229-4200; Fax: 770-280-4134; Web site: http://www.nea.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01