(Baptist Press) Headmaster Walt Shaffner praises God and quotes Jon Bon Jovi in discussing plans for Bell Shoals Baptist Academy to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Map out your future, but do it in pencil.”
The preschool through eighth grade academy of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Fla., is among thousands of Christian schools resuming classes while adhering to government guidelines and safety recommendations that vary among the states, and implementing other voluntary measures.
In addition to Bell Shoals, Baptist Press spoke with First Baptist Academy of Houston’s First Baptist Church, and North Phoenix Baptist Church’s weekday preschool in Phoenix, Ariz. Schools are seeing drops in enrollment and revenue, but are moving ahead with reopening plans employing detailed safety protocols and sometimes offering a mix of onsite and virtual learning options.