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O’side schools task force plans for fall tion. There are 22 staff members working on operations, 27 on It’s all hands on deck prepar- health and safety, six on commuing for the return of classes in nications and 63 on instruction. the Oceanside School District, Each committee is broken up with more than 100 teachers, into several subcommittees to s t a f f m e m b e r s, work on specified parents and adminareas, such as speistrators from all cial education, food schools taking part services, athletics in its Superintenand more. dent Task Force “We have been and focus groups. working very diliG ov. A n d r e w gently for well over Cuomo recently a month in anticiannounced that pating what the schools must subguidelines will likemit reopening ly be and trying to plans to the state be as proactive as by July 31. The p o s s i b l e, ” H a rs t at e w i l l t h e n rington said. decide whether to Since much is allow them to do so still unknown, the in the fall. The gov- Dr. PhylliS district is planning er nor will also for three scenarios, hArriNGtoN release safety with the least g u i d e l i n e s f o r Oceanside schools desired, Harschools early next superintendent rington noted, week. being fully remote Oceanside Disinstruction. Teachtrict officials began planning for ers are collaborating on lesson the fall on June 1, when Superin- plans that can be taught virtualtendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington ly. convened the task force, which is The second scenario would be divided into four committees: partial remote instruction, operations, health and safety, communications and instrucContinued on page 2
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AFter the CoroNAViruS kept it closed for four months, the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, where alfresco dining is the norm among its inhabitants, reopened as part of Phase 4.
Oceanside preserve reopens as part of state’s Phase 4 By Mike SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
After closing for four months because of coronavirus restrictions, the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area reopened last week in Phase 4 of the state’s reopening protocols. The 52-acre preserve, situated between Oceanside Park and the Golf Club at Middle Bay, on Slice Drive, is a marine and estuarine ecosystem full of animal, aquatic,
insect and plant life. It is devoted to environmental education and natural history, and is home to more than 200 bird species. Some 15,000 to 20,000 people visit each year. It will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but attendees must follow strict safety guidelines: ■ Only six cars are allowed in the parking lot at a time. ■ There are two restrooms, opened to one person per
hour per restroom. ■ Group and organization appointments are not being accepted. ■ Visitors are required to wear facemasks. Those who do not will be asked to put them on or leave, in keeping with state law. “The current function of this facility is to allow individuals an escape during their day in quarantine,” a message on the preserve’s Continued on page 16
e’re trying to think of every case scenario where we can minimize any risk in terms of proximity to other human beings.