Protect Your Office, GHC3 Donate Safety Dividers to Help KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools Open Safely in Accordance with New CDC Guidelines

Protect your Office (PYO) www.protectyouroffice.com has become a partner in the Global Health Crisis Coordination Center (GHC3)’s www.globalhealthc3.org Back 2 School program https://globalhealthc3.org/back-2-school/ to provide safety dividers in schools across Atlanta as well as donated 400 units for the initiative.

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Protect Your Office desk dividers created for the Back 2 School program with the Global Crisis Coordination Center. (Photo: Business Wire)

The units created for this program were designed with input and criteria from GHC3’s team of global health experts, as well as the KIPP team of administrators and educators, in accordance with the physical barrier and partition guidance recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their newly released Operational Strategy for Reopening Schools.

“GHC3 and KIPP challenged us to create a plexiglass product that provided the maximum amount of front and side protection while being durable, affordable customizable, and easy to install, and store and ship,” said Mark Petznick, CEO and Founder, Protect Your Office. “As a result, with our partners at Harding Display, we created the custom ‘Protect Your School’ transparent divider which includes side-panel overhangs, fixtures to secure them in place, economical pricing, and the ability to fold flat for portability, storage, and space saving. We are grateful we could help develop solutions for getting students and teachers safely back into the classroom.”

“Our Back 2 School program is a collaborative effort between our global health team, KIPP Woodson Park Academy, and private sector partners to apply school-based public health measures and determine best practices for COVID-19 prevention in a learning environment,” said Ken Berta, Executive Director of GHC3. “Through one school’s experience, we were able to analyze, evaluate, and get a true understanding of the difficulties faced by schools across the U.S. in this pandemic.”

“At KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, our number one priority is the safety of our students, faculty and families during this pandemic. We are incredibly grateful for this collaboration with GHC3 and the opportunity to ensure a safe environment for our students,” said Dave Howland, Managing Director of External Relations for KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools.

For more information on Protect Your School or the transparent dividers used in this program, contact Mark Petznick (416) 419 6776 or John Harding (416) 230-5134 or visit the GHC3, Protect Your Office, or Back 2 School websites for more information.

About Protect Your Office:

Protect Your Office creates recovery and prevention solutions for schools, offices, community centers, hospitals, and places of worship. Design, manufacturing, and fulfillment capabilities are based out of their partners (Harding Display) 110,000 sq ft state of the art facility servicing Fortune 500 companies. Click the following links to learn more about Protect Your Office PPE solutions and OFFICEWALLZ dividers / Back to School Divider: https://protectyouroffice.com/pages/back-to-school-divider, Quick Install Video - https://protectyouroffice.com/pages/quick-installation-video, OfficeWallz Furniture Screens Testimonial- https://protectyouroffice.com/pages/client-testimonials.

About GHC3:

The Global Health Crisis Coordination Center (GHC3), launched through seed funding from CDC Foundation and Microsoft, connects private sector resources to public sector and healthcare needs for COVID-19 and other healthcare crises around the globe. By harnessing the power of the private sector to bring technology, logistics, and innovation, GHC3 can supplement government crisis and response. For more information about GHC3, visit them online at www.globalhealthc3.org, or on Facebook /globalhealthc3, twitter @globalhealthc3, or LinkedIn @globalhealthc3.

About KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools:

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is a network of ten public charter schools and one partnership school located in the city of Atlanta and East Point. At KIPP, we believe that every student deserves a joyful and excellent education and opportunities that will lead them towards a fulfilling life. Since founding our first middle schools in 2003, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools has been united around one goal: supporting our students in developing their academic abilities and ultimately proving what is possible in public education. For more information about KIPP, you can visit us online at www.kippmetroatlanta.org, on facebook, twitter @KIPPMAC, Instagram @kippmetroatlantaschools or on LinkedIn.

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