Local school system is starting the school year online

I wish our district would do this, or at least the hybrid model. I don't feel it's safe yet and the schools waiting to bring full classrooms back are wise. They will observe all the guinea pigs.

My middle schooler will not be going back into the classroom and I teach in the district.

Ours is starting all online, as are most of the districts in the DC area. 

Ours is online. I think it was difficult to figure out logistics to keep everyone safe. It is definitely safer online, but it is hard on kids and teachers. I am beyond grateful to have retired, because this will be an extremely challenging year for all.

One of the many things that I would have been concerned about would have been the air circulating through the building, as my room had no windows.

Our schools are opening the first week of September. In school 5 days or remote learning 5 days. The parents have the choice between the two plans. They ask that your decision not change for the first marking period which ends in November. I only have one still in the district and she will go to school in person.

I'm on the other side of the coin on this one. I wish the kids were given the option to do a hybrid because there are so many at risk students who will have to survive in abusive homes or without enough to eat and special needs students who will fall through the cracks. Our kids are not going back until February at the earliest. It doesn't matter for my son, who is a senior. At that point, just let them stay home. I also think students who are young and have parents who are essential and HAVE to work outside the home, should be allowed to return.

Our province is making an announcement about schools on Wednesday. I am expecting k-7 back in person and 8-12 starting at 2 days a week to see how it goes. On-line will be available to anyone in a hybrid situation (camera on in classroom) for as long as they want it but they can return at anytime.

We’ll see what happens. I think our province wants schools to be standard this year so even if we’re at a private school we will do what the province wants. I’m think that’s easier for schools to make decisions. Our school has sent an email saying they have a plan for every stage and can move seamlessly between their plans so school can run without an issue.

A Vancouver based company developed a bracelet that buzzes or beeps if you get within 2 metres of someone. Then if someone tests positive the bracelet acts as a tracer and keeps record of who you’ve been close to so those people know they’ve been exposed. It helps kids stay apart from each other. My sister’s school in LA was set to use these bracelets until they got mandated to be online. Dh thinks our school should use them.

I'm fighting for our district to do this. Right now we have a hybrid start. In two weeks, teachers report and our district hasn't answered about 90% of the safety and logistical questions we had, let alone the instructional ones.

Until they can answer those questions or until there are no new cases in our county for 14 days, we should not be going back in person. Period. Cases among young people are currently rising significantly in our county.

Seattle public schools are starting the year online as well.

Ours is online through September 4. Then will reassess. Just trying to take it day by day and go in with a positive attitude. I’m thinking they won’t be back till October but with how my state doesn’t like to wear masks might be awhile 😬

My neighbor is a social worker with the schools and she is very concerned for kids in situations like you mentioned.

My kids are all adults but I heard from an employee of the private school they attended that they are offering a choice of online and in person classes.
This small school (formerly 200 students K-12) now has a waiting list of over 300 new students who want to attend. This blows my mind! I guess they want their kids in class and figure it is a small school with smaller class sizes. The school unfortunately does not have the capacity to accept many new students. I think they said the building capacity is 450 including faculty and staff--and that was pre-pandemic!
Our local public school system has not officially announced what they are doing but released a plan that said as long as the governor keeps us at our current level the kids would have a hybrid system (2 day in person and 3 day online). If he opens up more they would be totally in person and if he closes down more they would be totally online.

Each private school here (Dubai) has to submit their plan and have it approved. Schools are still waiting for approval but they submitted a 2 day in person, 2 day Distance learning rotation. So half of the students would be in person at a time. For 1st grade, they will have 11 students per class on the same rotation. Then for art, music, etc, the teacher would come to the classroom so they wouldn't be going to other rooms. Masks are required. For 1st grade, they eat in the classroom and not in the cafeteria anyway. They will also have some type of staggered start and finish with temperature checks on the way in. Buses aren't a problem because they usually have lots of open seats during normal times. I'm a bit nervous of course, but we'll see.

We are starting school year 100% online