We as parents, teachers, students, and residents are wanting our voices to be heard by BCSS. There is a push by some members of the community to make our school reopening digital learning only, without the option of in person instruction. We are just asking that the superintendent (Dr. McMichael) and the board members keep the current back to school plan which allows each family to choose in person or digital learning.
Updates
July 18, 2020
I have been reading through the comments you are leaving and the frustration in your stories keeps me going. It is clear that families need the flexibility to choose what works best for their children. We are still waiting for a response from the board but I have no intention of backing down.
July 18, 2020
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that so many of you share my fear of losing the ability to choose what is best for our children. It feels like the community is finally coming together to insist on keeping classrooms open for those who need them most.
23 Comments
Please let our children go back to face to face school!! My kids will be in 8th, 5th, and 3rd. They NEED to see their friends, teachers, and be on some what of a normal schedule. They have been depressed staying home and digital learning is the WORST!! Especially when both parents work opposite schedules and we only have 1 laptop. Please keep it open for face to face learning, they need social interaction.
Please leave the school as is. My kids do better in school. Plus with my high schooler classes, he needs to be in school. I can't teach him honors pre-calculus.
I'm a single-parent, disabled of an autistic 10th grader at WBHS. I've lived in this county since 1999. I believe our rights as people with disabilities have been violated by keeping my son out of school. We can't afford internet for remote learning & we've struggled with added expense of breakfast & lunch for the past few months. My son's spirit has been crushed and he's experiencing extreme depression & tried from being kept from his community, peers, teachers and routine.
I’m a full time working mom. I’m unable to be home with my kids to teach them at home. And both of my kids have IEP programs that they attend in school with the teachers. So please they need to be in school.
I am a grandmother with a chronic health condition. I have guardianship of 3 grandchildren. There is no way I can virtually educate a 3 and 4 year old (one is doing headstart and the 4 year old in pre k), and a 3rd grader. I feel so sorry for all the working parents!!
Please we have an IEP kiddo that I don’t know how to teach 6th grade too
Parents making a choice for their children not the school board!
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We as parents, teachers, students, and residents are wanting our voices to be heard by BCSS. There is a push by some members of the community to make our school reopening digital learning only, without the option of in person instruction. We are just asking that the superintendent (Dr. McMichael) and the board members keep the current back to school plan which allows each family to choose in person or digital learning.
Updates
July 18, 2020
I have been reading through the comments you are leaving and the frustration in your stories keeps me going. It is clear that families need the flexibility to choose what works best for their children. We are still waiting for a response from the board but I have no intention of backing down.
July 18, 2020
Seeing this kind of momentum confirms that so many of you share my fear of losing the ability to choose what is best for our children. It feels like the community is finally coming together to insist on keeping classrooms open for those who need them most.
23 Comments
I support both in person learning and digital learning, but will send my child to in person learning, because both me and my spouse have full time jobs required to support our family, and home schooling isn't an option for us. Elementary age children require supervision and help with schooling, and deserve to receive it from educated, trained, professional educators for whom we pay taxes to pay salary and for the school buildings and resources.
Please let our children go back to face to face school!! My kids will be in 8th, 5th, and 3rd. They NEED to see their friends, teachers, and be on some what of a normal schedule. They have been depressed staying home and digital learning is the WORST!! Especially when both parents work opposite schedules and we only have 1 laptop. Please keep it open for face to face learning, they need social interaction.
Please leave the school as is. My kids do better in school. Plus with my high schooler classes, he needs to be in school. I can't teach him honors pre-calculus.
I'm a single-parent, disabled of an autistic 10th grader at WBHS. I've lived in this county since 1999. I believe our rights as people with disabilities have been violated by keeping my son out of school. We can't afford internet for remote learning & we've struggled with added expense of breakfast & lunch for the past few months. My son's spirit has been crushed and he's experiencing extreme depression & tried from being kept from his community, peers, teachers and routine.
I’m a full time working mom. I’m unable to be home with my kids to teach them at home. And both of my kids have IEP programs that they attend in school with the teachers. So please they need to be in school.
I am a grandmother with a chronic health condition. I have guardianship of 3 grandchildren. There is no way I can virtually educate a 3 and 4 year old (one is doing headstart and the 4 year old in pre k), and a 3rd grader. I feel so sorry for all the working parents!!
Please we have an IEP kiddo that I don’t know how to teach 6th grade too
Parents making a choice for their children not the school board!
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I support both in person learning and digital learning, but will send my child to in person learning, because both me and my spouse have full time jobs required to support our family, and home schooling isn't an option for us. Elementary age children require supervision and help with schooling, and deserve to receive it from educated, trained, professional educators for whom we pay taxes to pay salary and for the school buildings and resources.