August 15-21 #oklaed News Brief

August 15

The Oklahoman

• Metro schools get back in session this week
• 17 students exposed to COVID-19 at Westmoore High School
  

Tulsa World

• 'Truly this is a team win': Monroe Demonstration Academy instructor named TPS 2020-21 Teacher of the Year
  

Woodward News

• Konawa school forced to close doors for two weeks

KFOR 4

• COVID-19 cases confirmed at multiple Central Oklahoma schools as fall semester begins
  

San Francisco Chronicle

• Oklahoma governor's secretary of education steps down
  

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August 16

Lawton Constitution

• Schools set transportation policies to keep students, drivers safe
• Parents mull options as school resumes
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Quarantine requirements may delay return to in-person school
  

KOCO 5

• Edmond Public Schools gives inside look at safety precautions amid pandemic
  

News on 6

• Foundation For OKC Public Schools begins 'Kit-A-Kid' campaign
  

KTUL 8

• More Tulsa teachers filing wills due to fears of contracting COVID-19

NBC News

• Oklahoma high school student knowingly went to class with coronavirus, officials say
  

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August 17

Tulsa World

• Thousands of local students have signed up for their districts' virtual programs this year in lieu of in-person, distance learning
• White House COVID coordinator emphasizes face coverings, social distancing during Tulsa meeting

Cherokee Phoenix

• Stitt launches Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet
  

McAlester News-Capital

• Emergency Management getting masks, PPE for area schools
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Stuff the Bus: United Way hosts school supply drive
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Activities will go on for Coweta Public Schools
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Admins at Briggs School taking it a day at a time
  

Journal Record

• Adapting education to a changed world
  

Oklahoma Watch

• Are Oklahoma’s schools safe and ready? Help us tell your story.
  

KFOR 4

• Ponca City Public Schools delays start of school due to ransomware attack
• Skiatook teacher resigns due to COVID-19 concerns
  

KTUL 8

• Hofmeister talks school safety after meeting with Trump's top coronavirus adviser

News 9

• OKCPS to host Facebook Live discussion to answer parent questions

FOX 25

• Raising Oklahoma: New Rainbow Fleet Early Education Center
• 'Mask requirement key to keeping schools open' takeaway for Hofmeister after Birx meeting

Public Radio Tulsa

• As schools, colleges reopen, some health experts worry: 'Things could really change for the worse'
• Schools have patchwork of federal meal requirements and waivers to navigate‍
• 5 Bixby teachers in quarantine, 1 positive for COVID as some students return
  

Bartlesville Radio

• BPS Board discusses return to school‍
  

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August 18

The Oklahoman

• Western Heights High School cancels fall sports on week-by-week basis until testing, vaccine becomes more available
  

Tulsa World

• Beggs Public Schools requiring parents to sign COVID-19 liability waiver; state officials say such forms not “appropriate or allowable”
• Throwback Tulsa: TPS names Keith Ballard superintendent in 2008
  

Lawton Constitution

• Cleaning protocols set to protect returning students
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Governor: 70% of school districts plan in-person instruction
  

McAlester News-Capital

• Stitt, Hofmeister disagree on mask mandates for schools
  

Norman Transcript

• NPS students could return to in-person learning in coming weeks, district announces
  

KFOR 4

• Edmond no longer allowing face shields in class
• Gov. Stitt and school officials tour state PPE warehouse and distribution hub
  

KOCO 5

• Two students at Altus Public Schools test positive for COVID-19
  

KSWO 7

• Two Altus Public Schools students test positive for COVID-19
  

News 9

• Oklahoma school districts begin receiving state-supplied PPE
  

KXII 12

• Sulphur PD issuing citations for parking violations near schools
  

FOX 25

• Crescent Public Schools delays start to school year amid coronavirus concerns
• Timeline: Teachers and students test positive for virus as some schools reopen
• Stillwater Emergency Management to deliver PPE to schools in 7 counties
• OKCPS adds new safety measures for fall athletics‍
  

August 19

The Oklahoman

• State delivers $10 million in PPE to schools
• 'He's a fighter': COVID-19 has left Fort Cobb-Broxton coach Scott Hines battling for his life, but his family and community are rallying

Tulsa World

• COVID-19 in schools: Jenks, Bartlesville districts announce positive tests, quarantines among staff
• Bartlesville High School to close for deep clean after student, staff test positive for COVID-19
  

Lawton Constitution

• Lawtonian takes role as federal director of the Office of Indian Education
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Confirmed COVID-19 case at Hilldale

McAlester News-Capital

• PPE delivered to southeast Oklahoma schools
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Coyle superintendent tests positive for COVID-19

KFOR 4

• Rep. Horn & Oklahoma Education Association to co-host virtual Educators Town Hall
• Coyle Public Schools moving to virtual learning after Superintendent tests positive
  

KOCO 5

• Local health officials release checklist for parents, guardians before sending children to school
  

FOX 25

• State Dept. of Education details guidance for schools going to class in pandemic

August 20

The Oklahoman

• McAlester schools to reopen amid state-high COVID-19 rate
  

CNHI News

• Local, area counties receive PPEs

Ponca City News

• First Physicians Capital Group donates Chromebooks, computers and PPE to Woodland Public Schools
  

Purcell Register

• New faculty, staff
  

Duncan Banner

• State’s school bus driver shortage getting worse
  

Stillwater News Press

• Tech students isolating after COVID-19 exposure
  

KJRH 2

• Safety Protocols: How schools handle positive COVID-19 cases as classes start in Green Country
  

KFOR 4

• Lawsuit filed against school district, former principal accused of beating 2 students with flattened baseball bat
  

KOCO 5

• As more districts return to school, others must pull back
• Moore schools to continue in-person instruction despite positive tests; Hofmeister continues to push for mask mandate
  

News on 6

• At least six Green Country school districts announce positive COVID-19 cases
  

News 9

• School zones begin again across OKC metro
  

KXII 12

• Ardmore City Schools students begin the year excited to be back
  

FOX 23

• Two Oklahoma school districts enact short-term distance learning following COVID-19 cases

FOX 25

• Kindergartner at Cordell Public Schools test positive for COVID-19

Bartlesville Radio

• BPS to have athletics with in-person learning‍
• State-supplied PPE arrives for local schools
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Glenpool Public Schools requiring 41 to quarantine after potential COVID-19 Eexposure
  

WGNO

• Some Oklahoma public schools temporarily halt in-person classes
  

Education Dive

• State of American Education: Issues of equity, reopenings, budgets loom large‍
  

Fierce Wireless

• Verizon expands state deals for 4G LTE-connected distance learning
  

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August 21

The Oklahoman

• Schools short on substitute teachers as pandemic limits pool
• McAlester schools to reopen amid state-high COVID-19 rate

Tulsa World

• Epic Charter Schools founders and backers keep up campaign influence spending amid state investigations

Lawton Constitution

• Emergency Management distributes PPE to 10 counties for schools
• Dealing with COVID-19 increases costs for schools
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• School for the Blind faces unique challenges against COVID-19
  

KJRH 2

• OSDH announces plan for free COVID-19 testing for Oklahoma teachers
  

News on 6

• Multiple northeastern Oklahoma school districts receive PPE‍
  

ABC 27

• Oklahoma superintendent was ‘in every classroom’ before COVID-19 diagnosis