Dear BRSSD Families,

All BRSSD schools (Central, Cipriani, Fox, Nesbit, Ralston, Redwood Shores, and Sandpiper) will remain open tomorrow, and we plan for them to be open on Tuesday also.

Rationale
The AQI has been in the red consistently this weekend (per both airnow.gov and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District ), and it is forecast for orange/red tomorrow and Tuesday. Also, the Sequoia Union High School District has announced that their schools will be open as well.

Staying home for health reasons
If you choose to keep your child home, please call in the absence for health reasons, and we will excuse your student's absence. There will be no penalty, academic or otherwise, for missing school tomorrow. Students will be expected to make up the work that they miss.

Dress warmly
If you choose to send your student to school, we will be following the County's recommended Shelter in Place protocol . This means that our AC/Heating units will be turned off. So our classrooms will start off cold tomorrow. Please send your student with layers of clothing so that he/she can stay warm in the morning and comfortable as the classroom warms through the day.

Recess/Lunch/PE
We plan to follow our AQI "red" protocol for tomorrow, which keeps our students indoors for academics, PE, and recess. I will let you know if conditions improve, and we decide to do something different.

Sincerely,

Michael Milliken
Superintendent