If the apprehension towards the new school year could be compared to COVID cases, they would both be skyrocketing through the roof.

The current global pandemic situation has taken a toll on almost everything and school was not an exception. During the last two months of summer, school districts scrambled to figure out a plan for the next school year.

Trying to accommodate both virtual and face2face schooling, administrators developed a new bell schedule to make the transition back into school as smooth as possible. The new bell schedule gives students 90 minutes with their teachers, a half-hour lunch, and a five minute “passing period” in-between each class to get on the next zoom call.

There was originally an advisory class with your third-period class after lunch, but the school decided to remove it until addressed, giving students an hour power lunch (12:15-1:15).

The new schedule is as follows…

During these times, students are expected to treat virtual learning as a real school environment and follow all the rules and expectations. More information on the virtual classrooms can be found at https://www.friscoisd.org/departments/covid-19/virtual-instruction.