BEAUMONT, Texas — If you ask Southeast Texas superintendents what school will be like this fall they may say it's anybody's guess but they're planning for the possibility of continued social distancing.
Looking forward to the fall when students are supposed to be back in class may be tough for school districts to picture.
No plans have been finalized but they are discussing different ways to move forward.
Planning during a pandemic isn’t easy and there's not a one size-fits all solution.
At the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District officials have talked about the possibility of rotating students through campuses on different days this in the fall.
One week a group of students could attend physical school on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and the next week, Tuesday, and Thursday while the other group would rotate on the other weeks according to superintendent Dwaine Augustine.
Schools in the Hamshire-Fannett district are still recovering from Imelda and if social distancing is here to stay they just don’t have enough room to keep kids six feet apart.
To the east at the Port Neches-Groves district there’s more space according to superintendent Julie Gauthier.
"We could maybe stagger lunch times if needed. And of course the desks apart, makes me sad to think about. But if that's the guidance there is, that's what's best. We would certainly make it happen,” Gauthier told 12News.
Officials with the Beaumont Independent School District say that currently technology is their main focus.
“We see a need to increase the number of devices for students. So in the event we need to we go to an online learning platform in the fall, we will be prepared,” said BISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen.
It’s going to take a lot of time to plan for the fall but school districts tell 12News they are going to make sure their students are taken care of and are learning safely.