In The Valley, Press Release

PBS39 to Host ‘Community Conversation’ on Educating Kids During COVID-19

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Bethlehem, PA. – July 21, 2020 – PBS39 will premiere a one hour program, Community Conversation: Educating Kids During COVID-19, on Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. In this conversation, host Monica Evans and guests will explore the challenges facing kids in the upcoming school year and how students, teachers and parents will adapt.

“These are important conversations to have. Parents all over the Commonwealth are anxiously waiting to hear their schools districts’ reopening plans so they can plan and prep their children,” said Monica Evans, Executive Producer.

In this discussion, panelists including Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera and local teachers, will tackle concerns including bussing logistics, how to integrate one-way hallways, maintaining social distancing guidelines and how to get school districts across the state equipped to continue online learning.

Concerns from educators such as what the time off policy will be should they need to quarantine, will also be addressed.

Panelists joining the discussion include:

  • Pedro Rivera – Pennsylvania Secretary of Education
  • Christopher Lilienthal – Assistant Director of Communications, Pennsylvania State Education Association
  • Jamye Keiser – Parent and Math, Special-Ed Middle School Teacher, Perkiomen School District
  • Kristen Singley – Parent and Teacher, Pennridge School District
  • Sandi Gackenbach – Teacher and President of the Parkland Education Association, Parkland School District
  • John Gackenbach – Teacher, Allentown School District

Watch Community Conversation: Educating Kids During COVID-19 on PBS39, PBS39.org and on PBS39’s Facebook page. For more information, visit PBS39.org/communityconversation.

 

About Lehigh Valley Public Media™
Lehigh Valley Public Media is home to PBS39, WLVR News, and various community initiatives. We are the regional leader in the publicly funded, non-profit media space and serve a vibrant and growing economic region through a dedication to local, unbiased journalism, primary and secondary education, workforce development and health and wellness. PBS39 broadcasts four additional channels of content: PBS39 Extra, WORLD, Create TV and France 24. Lehigh Valley Public Media is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org.

 
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