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VOL. 56 NO. 32 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 HOMINY, OKLAHOMA 74035 50¢

HOMINY SCHOOLS RE-OPENING PLAN RELEASED

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On Wednesday, July 29, at
a Special Board meeting, the
Hominy Board of Education
approved the Hominy Public
School plan to re-open in the
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opportunity for material nec-
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classrooms.
Other changes to the cal-
endar include an extra pro-
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dents will receive instruction
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break will be the entire week
with the new schedule.
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path will include traditional
learning with students at
school and will switch to re-
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when and if it becomes nec-
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path will allow students to re-
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ing Epic Charter Schools. I
would like to remind them
that Hominy Public Schools
can offer home town teachers
that they can trust. We also
offer extra curricular activ-
ity options that Epic Charter
cannot duplicate. On the last
school report card we had a
graduation rate of 89% while
Epic Charter had a graduation
rate of 40%.
We have been and will con-
tinue to offer students a qual-
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1) Social Distancing 2) Mask
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ing 4) Practicing Good Hy-
giene.
While Social Distancing
has proven to be very effec-
tive in preventing the spread
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to maintain throughout the
school day. Principals will
have procedures in place to
facilitate social distancing to
the greatest extent possible,
especially before school, in
between classes, during lunch
and after school.
I understand that masks are
a controversial topic, but our
trol (CDC), the Oklahoma
State Health Department, the
Osage County Health Depart-
ment and the State Depart-
ment of Education.
Until further notice, masks
will be required while attend-
ing school for all staff and
for students who choose the
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ing Path. At Hominy Public
Schools, we have over 600
people who have the poten-
tial to bring this disease into
our school and spread this
virus to staff and students or
take it out of our school and
spread the virus to their fam-
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be removed due to adequate
social distancing. Students
in the lower grades will be
given time to become famil-
iar with the face coverings
and how to put them on and
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provide a cloth face covering
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have the opportunity to chose
a mask or the neck gaiter type
of face covering that is pulled
up over the mouth and nose.
If wearing the mask prevents
only one person in our school
or community from catching
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this disease and suffering
permanent damage or even
death, it will be a small price
to pay..
We will be asking parents
and guardians not to send
their children to school if they
exhibit symptoms consistent
with COVID-1. Staff or stu-
dents who exhibit any such
symptoms will be sent home
until they have followed the
protocol which clears them to
come back to school.
Members of our staff and
student body will undergo
temperature screening be-
fore beginning the day. Any
person with a temperature of
100 degrees or more will be
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sent home until they have fol-
lowed protocol which clears
them to come back to school.
Staff and students will be
educated and ask to practice
good hygiene. Signs will be
posted throughout the school
to remind people of proper
handwashing technique.
Each classroom will have
hand sanitizer available as
students enter and leave the
classroom as well as other
strategic areas throughout
the school.
On top of the four layers to
mitigate the spread of the vi-
rus, the district will also be
putting extra cleaning proce-
dures in place. Classrooms,
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The Lone Grove Ledger

Epic releases county-by-county enrollment; Virtual

Public School hits 40,631 students in 77 counties
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