Crisp County Board of Ed. discusses concerns involving extracurriculars

(CORDELE, GA) – The Crisp County School System is off to an optimistic start after a couple of days with their new guidelines.

However, some parents in Crisp County feel that the students who have opted for distance learning believe their students are being unfairly excluded, from extracurriculars

Crisp County parent, Kaneisha Clark says, “It was kind of like, they were either force to quit and lose what they had invested, or forced to send their child to school, even though they were not comfortable doing so.”

“…So always, but especially during this national health crisis, children need to be stimulated in terms of both learning and physical development,” says fellow Crisp parent, Lori Jobe.

The Crisp County Board of Education came to the decision after re-evaluating their re-opening plan with the Department of Public Health.

Superintendent, Cindy Hughes says that planning for this year has been the most difficult, and the decision for extracurriculars came down to protecting those who opted for in-person classes.

She tells us, “If we couldn’t keep a student safe at eight o’clock in the morning, because they needed to be physically distanced and separated from individuals. So we could not do that at practice at four o’clock in the afternoon.”

At this time, nearly a third of Crisp County students have opted for distance learning, and both sides are hoping to have a form of peaceful discourse.

“There have been some other questions that have been raised about safety concerns when it comes to safety concerns, cleaning, or protecting and sanitizing. We’ve responded to those and i’ll be glad to respond to any questions about it if you want to know what our protocol is,” says Superintendent Hughes.

Hughes also suggests that anyone with additional concerns should contact the board of education directly.