Summer camp changes for 2020

BUT A LOT OF PARENTS ARESTRUGGLING WITH WHETHER IT'SSAFE TO SEND THEIR KIDS THISYEAR.REPORTER LINDSEY BOACH SET OUTTO FIND OUT WHAT SUMMER CAMPEXPERTS RECOMMEND...AND HOW CAMP WILL LOOKDIFFERENT.NATS: CAMP HORNS BLOWING IT'S AFAMILIAR SOUND FOR MANYAMERICAN KIDS.WHETHER IT'S JUST A DAY CAMP,OR AN OVERNIGHT CAMP, THOUSANDSOF CHILDREN GET AMPED UP TOSPEND THE SUMMER HANGING OUTWITH OLD FRIENDS, MEETING NEWFRIENDS, AND DOING DIFFERENTACTIVITIES.BUT NOW SOT: ROSENBURG A LOTOF CAMPS RIGHT NOW ARE TRYINGTO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUTROSENBURG.THE GROUPS ACCREDITS CAMPS ALLOVER THE COUNTRY.HE AND HIS TEAM HAVE WORKEDWITH HEALTH EXPERTS AND THEYMCA OF THE USA TO PUT TOGETHERNEW REGULATIONS FOR HOSTINGCAMP THIS SUMMER - IN PLACESWHERE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVEGIVEN THE "OKAY".KIDS ARE STARVED, FRANKLY,ABSOLUTELY STARVED FOR EMOTIONAND SOCIAL CONNECTION.THEY SPEND HOURS ONLINE ANDCAST A DRIFT IN A SEA OFSCREENS, THOSE KIDS THAT HAVESCREENS.BUT THEY FEEL A DEEP SENSE OFLONELINESS AND ISOLATION FROMTHEIR FRIENDS.HE SAYS THE PREPARATION FORKIDS GOING TO CAMP WILL STARTEARLY.BEFORE YOU EVEN ARRIVE TO CAMP,PARENTS ARE GOING TO BEREQUESTED TO PRESCREEN CAMPERS7-10 DAYS BEFORE CAMP BEGINS TOMAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL.KIDS WILL BE SCREENED EVERY DAYIN THE MORNING AND MONITOREDTHROUGHOUT THE DAY.IF A CAMPER HAS SYMPTOMS,ROSENBURG SAYS THE PARENTS WILLBE CALLED, AND THEY WILL HAVETO COME GET THEIR CHILD.THERE'LL BE A FOCUS ON CAMPERSUSING INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENTTHAT'S ASSIGNED TO THEM,INSTEAD OF SHARING EQUIPMENT.YOU'LL SEE THE TYPES OFACTIVITIES BEING OFFEREDFOCUSING ON THOSE THAT CAN BEDONE BY SMALL FAMILY HOUSEHOLDSOF CAMPERS.THOSE SMALL FAMILY HOUSEHOLDSWON'T NECESSARILY BE SIBLINGS -JUST SMALL GROUPS OF KIDS WHOWILL BE TOGETHERTHE DURATION OF CAMP AND WILLHAVE THE SAME CAMP COUNSELORSTHROUGHOUT AS WELL.THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH CAMP ASA GROUP, MAKING GROUPDECISIONS ABOUT ACTIVITIES.BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ROSENBURGSAYS YOU'LL STILL SEE CAMP INMOST PLACES WHICH HE SAYS ISGOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL TOKIDS' WELLBEING.YOU'RE GOING TO SEE CAMP.YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SOCIALSURGE IN THESE KIDS WHO HAVEBEEN ISOLATED FOR 12 WEEKS.ENSURE THE KIDS ARE SAFE.I'M LINDSEY BOETSCHREPORTING.STAY WITH US, WE'LL HAVE AFINAL CHECK OF WEATHER AFTER