We had our eighth-grade meeting today, held in the cafeteria in desks spaced far enough that we didn’t have to wear masks according to CDC guidelines. The meeting began at 8:30; it ended just before noon.

What all could we talk about for that long? Well, truth be told, things were rushed at the end to try to keep it from going even longer.

What could we talk about for so long?

• Masks — how do we make sure students wear them? How do we deal with students taking them off?
• Bathroom — how does that work to ensure social distancing and such?
• Lunch — how do we get them in and out while maintaining a safe distance? (And making sure they’ve all washed their hands.)
• Attendance — how do we take roll for those students who are working at home that day?
• Behavior issues — how will we deal with chronically misbehaving students since to suspend them three days would mean actually suspending them for three weeks?
• Fire drills — what will they look like? And can we take into consideration that missing 15% of a class period for a fire drill is missing 15% of the week’s time with those given students?

Just a few things that will keep me up at night for the next few weeks.