With This is Ryan Walters. And Ryan, we've got a lot of school
things going on here, especially in the Barnstall area with the recent storms and
school being let out because of all the damage and what have you. What's
going on at your level here and what are you seeing from your perspective and
how help can be administered here in Barnstall. Yes, you know it was.
I got to go visit yesterday and or day before that and get to
be with the mayor Johnny Kelly and the superintendent, doctor Bryan over there,
and we're trying to figure out what we can do to help them over there
in that community. And for I'm telling you that the damage is just it's
devastating to see it. And we were talking about how many teachers homes were
there. They're not having school, They're trying to help the community get together.
You've got folks that have lost their lives. It's just terrible to see
the damage. And so what we've been able to do from the State Department
of Education is what we've been able to offer funds families there that have been
displaced. We can pay to put them up in a hotel room. We
also can pay for any supplies lost in the storm. We're also able to
help provide generators any food that has been displaced from the schools, and so
we've been trying to go over there and make sure that we're able to get
those resources of the families. And it's just been tremendous to be able to
see the community come together. It's just a wonderful community there. I can't
say it up about Mayor Johnny Kelly. I mean, he's just a tremendous
leader there, and the superintendent, doctor Bryant. I mean, they've been
organizing teachers and their school counselors to help get supplies to the community. And
you know, you're really seeing a community and you're seeing a state come together
to really try to help the community out in the best way they can here
after the storm. Very good, Very good. Hey, thanks for coming
out and taking a look at that that was really just horrific, and thanks
for giving us a little bit of an update on what's going to happen here
with the schools getting that school year completed. Yes, sir, And you
know, it's one of those things where you know, we came in with
them and wanted to let them know, you know, we're going to cut
all the red tape. You know, we don't want them worrying about you
know, end of the year, pay per work and those type of requirements.
You know, we want them to make sure that they're doing okay,
the community is doing okay. So you know, we're going to give them
a waiver where they don't have to worry about meeting the you know, the
amount of days and time in school requirements. We offered them waivers on their
testing as well, because again, we want the school to be able to
and all the folks, they're the teachers principles. We want them to just
focus on Hey, you know, take care of yourself, take care of
your community. You know, don't don't worry about the paperwork everything else.
We've already told the federal government, hey, we're going to get these school
districts waivers. You know we're not We're not going to sit here and have
them thought thought all your requirements. Well, you know that they need to
focus on getting the community up up and going again. So but you know,
I can't say enough about boy, that community. The strength of that
community to come together after a storm the way they did it says a lot
about about the folks in the barnes Will area, and it says a lot
about the state and our attitude towards helping each other out when situations like this
occur. Ran Walter, thank you very much for being with us you this
morning. Appreciate you taking time out of your busy day for us. Absolutely.
Hey, I appreciate the opportunity. And I hope you guys are all
doing all right over there, and I hope to see you soon in person.
All right, Thank you, Rayn Bank.