11.18.2020 NOLA-PS to Provide Update to COVID-19 Response and Latest Case Counts

Press Conference - Media RSVP Required.


What/Why:
As we have been throughout this pandemic, NOLA-PS remains committed to transparency and to providing important guidance to help keep our students in school and learning. We are holding this press conference to share an update on the COVID-19 numbers in our schools; how we are tracking and responding to cases; and share the importance of getting tested leading into the Thanksgiving holiday break.

ALL MEDIA MUST RSVP TO COMMUNICATIONS@NOLAPUBLICSCHOOLS.COM BY 10AM THURSDAY, NOV. 18, IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING. PLEASE NOTE TO LIMIT YOUR CREWS TO NO MORE THAN 2 PEOPLE. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU RESPECT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THAT MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM WEAR PROTECTIVE MASKS ONSITE. OUR TEAM WILL FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES AS WELL.


WHEN: 
Thursday, November 19 • 2 PM


WHERE:
NOLA-PS Central Office • 2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70114


WHO:
-Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., NOLA-PS Superintendent of Schools
-Dr. Benjamin Springgate, NOLA-PS Medical Advisor
-Andy Kopplin, Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) CEO & President

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  ABOUT NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: NOLA Public Schools is the public school district for Orleans Parish, which includes the district’s elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board and the district’s administration led by NOLA Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis Jr. NOLA Public Schools currently oversees 76 public schools.

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