WE WILL DISCUSS THE ISSUES AND HOW TO FIX THEM. CARLA: MOVING TO CORONAVIRUS, THE STATE OF ALABAMA SEEMS TO BE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS THE LOWEST SINGLE WEEK TEST POSITIVE RATE SINCE APRIL. FOR THE WEEK ENDING ON THE 19TH, JUST 7% OF PEOPLE RETURNED POSITIVE RESULT. THAT’S A FAR CRY FROM THE WEEK OF JULY 18, WHEN THAT NUMBER WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE. BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO TEST ATHLETES. STARTING NEXT WEEK, ALL ATHLETES, CHEERLEADERS, AND BAND MEMBERS WILL BE TESTED TWICE A WEEK. SCHOOL OFFICIALS WILL ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE FOR THESE TESTS, WHICH SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY WILL BE A GAME CHANGER. >> THIS IS SOMETHING WE’RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE, FOR OUR ATHLETES AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS. THIS IS NOT A MANDATE FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS, B IT’S HIGHLY ENCOURAGED BY THE DISTRICT. CARLA: TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT SOME HIGH SCHOOLS STARTING AS EARLY AS MONDAY. >> WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO GO TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOL TO KEEP THEM SAFE WHILE THEY’RE ON THE SCHOOL BUS. CARLA: JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS GETTING READY TO WELCOME BACK MORE STUDENTS FOR TRADITIONAL LEARNING. RICK: A BIG PART OF THAT IS GETTING KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS IS ENCOURAGING PARENTS, IF YOU CAN TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, DO SO. BUT IF YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO RIDE THE BUS, THERE ARE SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE. THIS WEEK JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WELCOMED BACK PRESCHOOL AND EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. MONDAY, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS WHO OPTED IN TO TRADITIONAL LEARNING WILL RETURN ON A STAGGERED SCHEDULE FOR THOSE RIDING THE BUS, HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. ALL STUDENTS AND THE DRIVER WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK ON THE SCHOOL BUS. THE DISTRICT IS ALSO ASKING STUDENTS FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD TO SIT TOGETHER ON THE BUS IF POSSIBLE. THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BUS DRIVER WILL BE KEPT OPEN FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND CLEANI SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO BUS DRIVERS SO THEY CAN CLEAN THEIR BUSES IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. AND A REMINDER FOR ALL PARENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS -- THE DISTRICT IS ASKING THAT YOU TAKE YOUR CHILD’S TEMPERATURE EVERY MORNING, AND IF THEY HAVE A FEVER OR ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS, KEEP THEM HOME >> STUDENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP THIS SEASO >> WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU TO MAKE J-H STADIUM IS THE LOUDEST IN THE COUNTRY. >> PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK AND STAY SOCIALLY DISTANT. >> SIT IN THE ORANGE-BACKED CHAIRS, AND DO NOT CLUSTER. CARLA: THIS WILL BE A YEAR OF S.E.C. FOOTBALL LIKE NONE WE’VE EVER SEEN BEFORE. THE AUBURN FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE PLEADING WITH STUDENTS TO FOLLOW THE RULES THIS SATURDAY. RICK: THEY HAVE TO WEAR THAT MASK. IN THE NFL, MANY COACHES WERE FINED FOR NOT WEARING THEIR MASK WHILE ON THE SIDELINES. ALABAMA HEAD COACH NICK SABAN IS MAKING SURE HE CAN FOLLOW THE RULES ON SATURDAY. >> THIS IS THE KIND OF MASK THAT I WEAR, AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SPEAK WITH THIS KIND OF MASK. I MAY DO A LITTLE RESEARCH IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING BETTER TO DO. RICK: SO HE SAYS HE’LL BE WEARING THE MASK, AND S.E.C. COMMISSIONER GREG SANKEY SAYS THEY WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE SIDELINES. >> WE WILL SEND A REMINDER ON THURSDAY TO OUR CAMPUSES, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE MASKING AND THE HYGIENE PROTOC