Are you sending your kids back to school?

[forthemiddle]

I, Thankfully, don’t have to make this decision, but I am interested what others have decided.
I hope this will be a judgment free thread, but I would love to know your decision, and your options.
If you are a Grandparent, what are your kids doing?
I am especially curious now that Cuomo gave the thumbs up to New York schools opening.

[LizBeth]

1. Both kids in college, on line. I would actively work at not sending them if they were younger.

[mokawanis]

2. My grandkids are doing all classes online

for the first semester. Probably the same for the second semester.

My daughter tells me she's comfortable with the decision but also says the kids really miss their friends. It's just a shitty situation no matter what they do.

[janterry]

3. Perhaps part time

Right now, we have the lowest case numbers in the country (Vermont) and she goes to a private (small) school. We had been thinking of full time, that was the recommendation - but local school boards are rethinking this - and the latest is a recommendation for part time (our school has yet to meet). This will happen on Monday or Tuesday this week.

I want her in school. It's her senior year of HS. But if they go part-time I will be relieved. (less frightening for me)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

25. It might be okay in that situation.

There's some tiny rural schools in Ohio where it might work as well, and they're probably more likely to struggle with online-learning too.

[Happy Hoosier]

4. My daughter is choosing to start college

I’m a little nervous about it, we left the decision to her. 3 of he classes will be hybrids, 2 online. She will be staying in a dorm, which is the part that makes me the most nervous. The school says it will be actively enforcing mask and distancing requirements. But I am worried. She missed out on her senior year festivities and her first year in college isn’t gonna be great either. Poor kid.

[tavernier]

13. Same scenario with my grandson.

But he is a bit of a chicken, all six feet three of him, so I know he will be pretty anal about the mask and rules.

[JDC]

22. My son also. Small college and the protocols are very good

But I am very worried.

[Happy Hoosier]

26. We'll worry together!!!! NT

[JDC]

36. Dropped him off today. Missing him already.

[uponit7771]

31. The school will not properly inforce NPI to minimum degree, they can't

[hedda_foil]

5. My grandkids' district announced a hybrid plan. A week later, it's all virtual.

My daughter and son-in-law are relieved (as am I). The kids aren't as upset as daughter thought they'd be. We're in DuPage County, Illinois, which is the only county in the state right now where infections aren't spiking yet. But everyone realizes that can't last.

It's hard on the kids who miss the stability, social life and activities of school but it's a heck of a lot better than the alternative.

[3catwoman3]

6. I'm really glad my sons are 30 and 27 and...

...we don’t have to make this decision.

[SCLumbeelady]

7. Grandchildren will be staying home with teachers teaching over zoom

[ismnotwasm]

8. My oldest daughter already homeschools

She likes communities with co-ops with public schooling though, and will be moving to a more supportive part of Washington state For this than than Jefferson county. My second daughter in Ohio is doing a mixture, my youngest daughter has her 3 year old back in daycare in Washington state

[Blecht]

9. Fuck no!

[uponit7771]

32. +1,

[Guilded Lilly]

10. Central Ohio here. My teacher daughter is doing remote from...

her middle school for at least the first month. No students in physical attendance, thankfully. Just decided four days ago.
My high school teacher son, however, is in Florida.GACK.
As of now, they are going back in his county. Could change any minute. He teaches in a pod set-up, at least.
My three grandchildren, however, will be remote. Kindergarten twins and a second grader. Their school allows it. Home with grandparents (retired Ohio teachers) watching over them while my daughter-in-law works with special needs children in their homes.

Florida is a cluster fuck.

[Igel]

11. Yes.

Both his parents work in schools. He attends school on my campus.

Leaving him alone is the worse of the two options.

How we're going to navigate the first 2-3 weeks all online is a mystery. I have to Zoom each class period I teach, with 4-minute breaks. His mother isn't a classroom teacher and needs to be on her campus.

Once the online-only part of the semester stops, I need to be on campus. I'm the only teacher for one course and while I can teach some students online, those who want to take the course and be on campus will be in my classroom.

[Tech]

12. I will be helping home school my grandson. I am retired because of health, and live close.

[MoonlitKnight]

14. Hell no

In Florida. Taking the full virtual school option this year. Did great with virtual end of last school year. Will re-evaluate in December but most likely will do it full school year. We may stick with it if there is a post pandemic world that allows us to travel while keeping up with school remotely.

[rurallib]

15. One grandchild in Arizona age 10

Right now school. is supposed to open after Labor Day. Home schooling is an option. His mother (my daughter) is a licensed HS science and math teacher, so she is well equipped to teach at home. She and hubby are debating what to do. I am not so subtly trying to push them toward home schooling.

[Iggo]

16. Nope.

[ooky]

17. We had a choice of in school, on-line, or hybrid for my granddaughter

We're going on-line all the way.

[CottonBear]

18. Online middle school here in Georgia.

Our district will be 100% online, however teachers and staff will teach and work online while at the school in their classrooms and offices.

Infection rates and cases in our area are rising, and colleges and universities are about to start in person, which is insane.

My child went out on spring break during the first week of March, and they never went back in person.

[brooklynite]

19. The Achool I'm on the Board of plans to open for live teaching with policies to limit attendance...

[sarisataka]

20. Yes,

we don't have any other real option.

However we do feel pretty confident they are taking good precautions. Our daughter's HS put out a 45 page document of procedures and protocols that I have read cover to cover. My wife is on the staff at our son's school so has seen first hand what they are doing. Both schools have plans to switch learning modes if the infection rate in the area increases whether or not the school has any cases.

[Bettie]

21. I have three boys

The two oldest, 19 and turning 18 this week are going to college (University of Northern Iowa). Marching Band camp was cancelled becasue they couldn't do it safely and it looks like there won't be much in the way of sporting events. I think they are still doing the band, somehow.

I think they are also planning to audition for Jazz ensembles too.

My surprise child is 11 and will be doing online learning through our school district. I can't bring myself to send him to school with kids whose families I know believe the whole thing to be a "Democrat Hoax". If things don't blow up in the first quarter, I'll consider letting him do the hybrid in second.

I will be super worried about my big kids.

[Luciferous]

23. No, and I work at a school. My kids are both doing virtual school for the first semester.

We'll see how it goes after that, but I'm not holding out much hope.

[helpisontheway]

24. Thank goodness my kids are grown. Youngest is a sophomore in college. His classes will be online. Nt

[fishwax]

27. yes, on a hybrid (one week in person, one week online) format ... but I dunno how long it will last

He's in elementary school. I'm pretty comfortable with the precautions that his school is taking. I think they've done the best job they possibly could. That said, though, I don't really expect them to make it through the fall without having to return to remote learning.

[WestLosAngelesGal]

28. I'm a grandparent

The grandkids in Arizona are doing 100% online school except...

One of the boys has football practice every day. I kid you not. Weight room and calisthenics on mats, the whole enchilada. No one is wearing a mask. Makes me shudder. Why is school closed except for contact sports?

[budkin]

29. Hell no.

They all have compromised immune systems.

[EllieBC]

30. Yes.

I’m comfortable with the protocols our schools have. My oldest who is 10 is a vulnerable learner so even I under a remote/hybrid model she would still be in the reform of kids allowed to come into school anyway.

She has ASD and ADHD. Remote learning was a tear filled nightmare. None of her supports were in place. It was hot garbage.

[Roland99]

33. Not a chance. Have our son's room all setup and he starts any minute now from home

[Sunsky]

34. No.

Our county will not be having in-person classes at the beginning of the school year but even before they came to that decision I was not sending my children. They have sent out several questionnaires during the summer and my answers were always 100% virtual learning until COVID-19 is under control.
One of my children has special needs and I occasionally communicate with his teacher, we have concluded that there is no way some of these special needs children will keep on a face mask, many have sensory issues. It is already a difficult task for the teachers and paraprofessionals (I'm sure they will not provide each class with additional paraprofessionals) to monitor and ensure the safety of these children.
My son is impacted by the change in routine which has been manifested in behavioral changes. I had to add ABA therapy (in-home) over the summer. Therefore, it is not an easy decision for us but his life comes first. Stopping the spread of this virus so that we all can get back to our normal routine is paramount.

[Codeine]

35. Distance learning this year.

Fuck that Petri dish.

[democrattotheend]

37. My son won't be born until December

So it's not a decision I'll have to make right away. But if he were old enough for school I would probably send him because my area was already hit hard months ago and is in good shape now. In my county, there were 5,000 new test results yesterday and 35 new cases - meaning all but 35 of approximately 5,000 results were negative. If that trend continues it'll eventually be time to resume normal life. I've already started going to work in my office a few days a week and having select get-togethers with friends and family.