With all this COVID hullabaloo, how the school is done is confusing. What are your opinions on going back to school with face to face learning or going completely virtual with it? I have been having lots of anxiety about which to do.
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Sending mine back… Face to face… My husband has cancer and is on chemo… We are doing what is best for our kid and that is going back to school… Building his immune system, teaching him more than I can…
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My husband and I were certain we would be sending our son back to school this fall, but now we are not so certain. Some of the schools that have opened for in person are already having to shut down for a few days. We are now considering private school or homeschooling and will need to withdraw my son as soon as we make a decision.
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My senior is going back to school but his two younger siblings are doing online schooling.
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My district had the option of doing an online program with them or your own homeschooling or in person. But in-person held the risk of the unknown either completely in-person, hybrid in-person/online or completely online.
My children will be wearing masks (my rule) and we set up part of our basement for better at home learning WHEN that happens. It isnt a matter of “if” they will go online it is WHEN they will.
Just be prepared for what could happen.
My mom was talking to a teacher cousin of hers basically the first weeks of school they will prepare kids for online school all of the how-to’s.
I sign mine up to go back. The turned around and said remote for first 9 weeks. My daughter is disappointed. They need to go back for in person structure.
Im doing virtual. I’m not risking my kids catching this shit. Kids are gross and don’t understand how to be sanitary.
I live in a small town. My daughter has 15 kids in her whole class. She’s going back. She did not do well with online learning. She needs a teacher in front of her explaining it and answering her questions.
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Mine are not going back. My 8 year old brings home everything. Im having a baby next month and want to make sure everyone is healthy for her.
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Hell no not mine!!!
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I’m sending my son back. I’ve faced lots of backlash and people are putting it out as if I don’t love my son and it’s sad. Remote learning was a complete mess. My son is about to be 5 and is heading to kindergarten. Has an EIP, he’s special needs so he needs that face to face instruction that isn’t with me. My sons school has been amazing with having several virtual meetings, calling parents with any questions, concerns and overall scheduling plans. Not all schools are that on point and I’m lucky mine is. At any point I can opt for remote. Do what YOU feel is right.
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we are virtual learning…i already work at the school…theres no way im sending my kids back
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I had not choice but to send my kids back. They had a great plan on going back but a week later they shut it down.
As long as nothing changes, I’m sending mine back. Our state has been low since May/June. We are having a blend, 2 days(split alphabetically) in and 3 days of virtual but you have the choice of doing strict online. My 5 yr old is a little bit of a germaphobe, amazing with the mask(actually likes it) and distancing, she’s aware of everything that may happen and is okay with it. She has adhd, struggles in a few subjects and admits her school taught her much better than me. I will say I’m immune compromised and dealing with several diseases, so I also have no strength/energy/memory to do the online 8am-3pm every day.
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Virtual. 97000 kids have already tested positive for covid in the last 2 weeks. KSL
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We are sending our kids back. Head start and 2nd grade. My husband works full time and I work at a school so will be going back to work when school starts. So the kids have to go back, can’t stay home by themselves. Plus, I think they learn better face to face than virtual learning. And they miss going. My 2nd grader has to wear a mask (as does all staff), lots of hand washing, and I hope he will be fine.
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My son goes back next month 5 days a week
I’m sending mine back. We struggled with online learning and I can no longer afford a babysitter as I still need to work full time.
My 3 are doing face to face. I’m at home with an 18 month old and almost 3 week old plus one starting college next week. For us it’s easier for them to go back to school vs doing virtual. Besides 2 of them it was hell just to get them to do their school work when school got canceled end of last school year. I have no patience for home schooling nor enough computers
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My sons school is having the option of full time in school or remote learning. I’m doing remote learning for my son at least at the beginning and then we will see how things go.
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Ours are going back. From our experience, going back was the best option for their over all well being ( mentally, physically, and educationally.) I’m great at many things, but there’s a reason we never home schooled, and the at home learning was well… not great (AKA Hell on everyone). So they are going!
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In NYC and going back. Online learning was a nightmare so face-to-face would be much better
I’m a teacher, and mine are staying home. New cases are coming up with schools that have reopened. I’m going to wait at least the first quarter for them. For me, here I go. 
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We manage a preschools finanancials. They had no problem reconveening back in May. My sons headstart opened up to 10 kids with the remaining online. I feel it should happen with proper measurements and face shields
I’m sending my kid back. Not because I’m lazy or dont wanna deal with her ect… but because she simply doesnt learn on a screen nor with me… I can talk until I’m blue in the face and she doesnt understand. So for her, it would be like missing a year in school. I’m concerned about the virus, yes… but I’m also concerned about her not getting the education she needs.
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Hard no. There is no scientific reason they need to graduate at 18 their education is not worth dying over we can always make up for it later
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We’re doing virtual learning. I want her to have the social interaction but I have a very weak immune system & we just can’t take the chance
As long as they are forcing kids to smother themselves my kids will be home. I will be more than happy to send them back soon as they quit forcing face masks. 
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Send them back. Ronna is here to stay
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If they don’t do virtual I’m getting the paperwork to homeschool my son. My son is special needs and it’s a special needs class and these kids need more individual reminders and constant staying on them about things like masks and sanitary practices and it’s notthe teachers responsibility to teach my son that right now this isn’t appropriate for the teachers to deal with.
I struggled with this decision too but ultimately decided to send mine to school. They’re doing a blend here. 2 face to face instruction days and 3 virtual learning days. The kids that attend school will be split alphabetically. Last names with A-M attend Monday and Tuesday. N-Z Thursday and Friday. My children did not do well with virtual learning at all.
I’m pretty comfortable sending my kids back. Our area/ city hasn’t had any known cases. If I feel that they are in any danger though, they will go back to online learning
We are doing on-line for now. I am not comfortable sending my elementary age kids to school.
Our district is full remote at least until October. They worked out an great system that mimics a regular school day for the kids, except that it’s virtual, so we should be fine until we can go back in person.
our district is offering 100% remote so that’s what we are doing. not worth the risk to me
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If I didn’t live where I do is be keeping them home for sure. I saw an ad showing how they all be implementing social distancing and it looks like a concentration camp
We had no choice. They called for 100% remote learning for the first 9 weeks
hullabaloo? schools have opened for a week around where i’m at and then closed right back down due to staff members and children being diagnosed with it. & i bet you would feel just awful if your child or mother or someone you loved was diagnosed with it and then died because you didn’t take it seriously. but i guess to each their own.
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My kids started back last week. I sent them back face to face. You have to base the decision on the cases in your area, your family, and whether you trust their schools to do the best possible job keeping the kids safe. My kids didn’t learn anything virtually, and wanted to go back. I work evenings so I’m home to do virtual had that been their choice.
I have 4, 2 in high school, 1 starting middle school and one starting Kindergarten… ALL VIRTUAL!! Covid doesn’t bother me… it’s all the restrictions and masks. It’s gonna send kids through the roof with anxiety. Happy to do it at home. They work well on their own and blessed to be self motivated. I’m getting backlash for my choice as well. Do you!! Whatever works best for your family and your situation. God Bless.
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I wish they would redo the online class time 
its too late in the day no kid is going to want to.do that
I was going to send my son to school since hes a kindergartener. But here where I live, they somehow expect a 5 year old to wear a mask the WHOLE DAY. And before some of you moms say something, my son hates things over his face, he freaks out. He can’t even wear a mask at Halloween. So now he has to learn kindergarten on a computer, which is the dumbest crap ever. I also watch my nephew 5 days a week, so when hes playing and running around, my sons gonna be on a computer. His school will even have the plexiglass around each seat. So if they have that, then why should they have to wear a mask at their desk?
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I’m fine with back to school. I was worried about the masks at school but our district is allowing masks off at desks and select activities.
No choice here. School are doing completely online.
We are sending our 5 kids back to school with masks. Hopefully I taught them how to use them well enough to make it 
Look, more people die from the flu yearly. Im sending my 3. They are pre k twins and a 10th grader. My oldest has adhd and really benefits from hands on in person learning. (I am adhd as well so I understand) online is such a struggle. She loves in person school. My twins need pre k cuz they have never been around other children except big sister. No daycare. No sitters. They need in person learning as well. They also all go to a small charter school. If my oldest was attending the local high school (3500 students) I would really try online. I am “high risk” with asthma, diabetes, and hypertension. But I know what is best for my particular kids. Not all kids are the same. You should do what suits u guys best. Don’t let anyone shame u for ur decision. Pray on it.
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My granddaughter is going back. Both parents need to work. And she does miss school. I guess if her school shutsdown her grandparents(us) will be back up 3 days a week. We’ll do the best we can.
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Definitely don’t agree with it. I believe schools should all be considering and following a distance learning program.
I work in our school district and my kid will start kindergarten this year. I won’t lie I’m a little nervous. She needs the hands on learning. She will not completely benefit from online classes. I guess it just depends on how your child learns and the amount of cases in your area. I’m more worried about parents sending kids to school sick and not fully following the CDC and district guidelines.
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I based my decisions on what was best for each of their educations. 2 of mine are going back to in person because their grades went down doing schooling from home, but my 3rd one will be doing mostly virtual with a couple classes in person (like art, consumer science, ect), because she got better grades doing schooling from home. No part of my decision was based on covid.
We are staying home with the 100% virtual option provided by our district.
We are fortunate enough that I can stay home with our kids and do it. It’s just not worth the risk to us and in school with a mask on and them being worried about the rule ect. Just doesnt seem like a good experience and elementary kids are gross. Not to mention viruses and illness already run rampant in schools with people who said thier kids to school when their sick
I think for public health safety, for now, no to being in person at school. Respectfully, America needs to get it together 
i wish we could be on the same page with virus stuff…its so sad
Also, there are special circumstances, such as special education, that may need to be in person
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Homeschooling for years now regular business here
Make sure your kids have high vit D and good food which includes vegetables and fruits
Luckily my daughter is only 2 so she doesn’t go to school yet,but I’m doing a head start on her schooling at home.
I’m doing independent online for my kids, 1 of them in IEP. I rather them not see how school will be now a days, it’s too depressing for us school staff now I can’t imagine them. 
I was thinking of doing homeschooling but because all 4 of my kids have IEPs and 2 has speech ot\pt they have to because I can’t provide the proper needs for them I’m scared to send them so ready for the break they shortened the days some and only going 4 days
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Our district is on its second week of school, we were given the option to send them to school or do virtual. My family is doing face to face and so far so good.
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Well knowing that now most of these kids are now sick I say virtual learning for the time being is best or at least a hybrid schooling model but not face to face all five days
For me, I’m not sending mine to a building until the masks are done with. It has nothing to do with the virus, but there’s no way to have the so important “at a glance” identification with masks. Not when it matters. If a fire, fight, shooting, etc. were to happen… nope.
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I have 2 girls in elementary school and honestly I felt cyber or virtual school is the way to go…cause no one knows for sure jus how bad corona is unless you’ve known of someone who got it or died from it…and the other thing is I want my kids to remember how school was: not how it is now with no recess, wearing masks and social distancing plus the clear dividers…I don’t want my kids to be afraid to go to school
Im having severe anxiety on the choice between in person or online. I have a very low immune system and my 2 elementary kids have asthma. Their school recommended that they attend in person for atleast 1 month and than they can switch to distant. so the teacher can get to know where they are at academically and send home the work according to their personal needs. My middle school child will be hybrid and hes old enough to understand the importance of hand washing and mask wearing
Im sending mine because I’m very much an inadequate teacher for more than the practical life aspects, so i rely on schools even opening on an alternating schedule.
My child goes face to face M-T and online learning Fridays. I work school hours so I’m thankful theyre going back.
Lmao I think that ppl who think it’s fake hasnt had or have the virus but I’ve had it and so did my parents and it’s real so trust me when your kid(s) come down with it or you come down with it it wont be fake then you wish you would have listened but then again "it’s my right " blah blah blah your in the dark if think this is fake
Does anyone know if they will be allowed to wear shield as apposed to mask?
“Hullabaloo” 
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Children can’t mask all day it’s damn retarded.mine won’t be wearing one.
welp come winter there will likely be another quarantine…flu season and covid …our health system can’t handle it…that being said…if you don’t figure out virtual now you will have to at some point…so is it better to just stop no warning…or be prepared and already set up
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If it hasn’t caused you some stress/anxiety in wether or not you should do in person/virtual than you’re not a good parent. I think many parents are stressing on what to do. Myself I am doing online with mines. I fear she might fall behind but I can’t educate a dead child or a child with severe health conditions caused by the virus so I’m playing it safe and doing online. Kids are amazing and will catch up if they do. I’m giving it more time for scientists and doctors to understand this virus better and come up with a treatment plan. I don’t want one of my children becoming another covid statistic.
Remote learning for my kids the schools cant prevent a outbreak from happening and it’s being proven in the schools that have already opened
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I have zero issues with my kids return other than the stupid mask. I am over this bulshit dramatic virus.
Both my babies are goin…period!
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I understand that this is hard on our children but for my children their health is more important. Kids are resilient and they will get through this and they will be better for it. But I do understand that others have their own opinions and I respect that. We are choosing 100% virtual for this first semester and then we will go from there. I like the hybrid idea but I just want to see where we are at by the end of the first semester/trimester.
I’m a little nervous but I’m sending my kids back sk and grade 2 , figured if things aren’t great or things get worse I can always take them out , mine have social issues though so mine need not me teaching them
Ours will be doing online learning. I don’t feel mandatory masks are enough. There’s already schools that have had to shut down because irresponsible parents send their kids with a pending or positive test result. I’m not risking my kids catching it. Or them bringing it home. Also I just had a baby 2 weeks ago. I don’t want them bringing it home and risking him catching it. We can come up with a routine at home so they still have some structure.
Luckily my daughters school district has school gone virtual
My kids’ mental health is suffering from being at home and my youngest daughter has been diagnosed with anxiety and sensory issues. She needs in-person instruction in order to get the therapy she needs. However, we are not being given the option. I’m vary upset about it. I’m hoping I can keep everyone healthy until we can go back.