Concerned parents protest PVUSD’s distance-learning start

The decision is based on recommendations from the state that online teaching keeps students and staff safe.

CONCERNED PARENTSARE SPEAKING OUT OVERTHE DECISION TO STARTTHE SCHOOL YEAR WITHDISTANCE LEARNING.THE DECISION ISBASED ONRECOMMENDATIONSFROM THE STATE THATONLINE TEACHING KEEPSSTUDENTS AND STAFFSAFE.BUT SOME PARENTSDON'T BELIEVE THAT'S INTHE BEST INTEREST OFTHEIR CHILDREN.ACTION NEWS EIGHTREPORTER PHIL GOMEZEXPLAINS WHY.SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALSBELIEVE VIRTUAL LEARNING ISTHE SAFEST WAY FORCHILDREN TO CONTINUETHEIR EDUCAITON AT THISTIME BUT SOME PARENTSARE PROTESTING THATDECISION.A SMALL PROTEST BY AGROUP OF PARENTS WHOHAVE CHILDRENATTENDING SCHOOLS INTHE PAJARO VALLEYUNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT ARE MAKINGTHEIR CASE FORREOPENING SCHOOLS FORIN PERSON LEARNING"I WANT THEM TO REOPENBECAUSE LAST SEMESTER MYCHILDREN THEY LEARNEDABSOLUTELY NOTHING.THERE WAS ONLYASSIGNMENTS POSTED"THE CDC HAS RELEASEDNEW GUIDELINES THATEMPHASIZES GETTINGKIDS BACK IN THECLASSROOM BY LAYINGOUT THE EMOTIONALAND MENTAL RISKS OFKEEPING THEM AT HOME.AMONG THEIRRECOMMENDATIONS FORIN-PERSON INSTRUCTION:SOCIAL DISTANCINGWEARING FACECOVERINGS, KEEPINGTHE SAME GROUPS OFSTUDENTS AND TEACHERSTOGETHERTHROUGHOUT THE DAYAND USE ALTERNATECLASSROOM AREAS LIKESCHOOL GYMS."I DON'T WANT MY CHILD TOSUFFER EDUCATIONALLYWHAT-SO-EVER, AS WELL ASMENTALLY OR EMOTIONALLY .WE NEED SUPPORT BACKAND THE TEACHERS GAVE ALOT OF IT"THE PAJARO VALLEYSCHOOL DISTRICTFOLLOWS THE CDC ANDTH CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT OF HEALTHFOR GUIDANCE."SO FOR US IT REALLY TALKSABOUT THE WATCH LIST ANDWE CAN'T HAVE INSTRUCTIONAND WE BELIEVE THAT ISTHE RIGHT THING TO DO"THE CDC ALSO POINTEDOUT THAT TRANSMISSIONFOR CHILDREN IS LOW INCOUNTRIES THAT HAVEREOPENED SCHOOLS ANDKIDS IN THE UNITEDSTATES MAKE UP ABOUT6 PERCENT OF THE CASESAND POINT ONE PERCENTOF DEATHS"I THINK THAT EVEN 1 DEATHIS TOO MUCH FOR ME.

IF IHAD TO ABILITY TO CURTAILTHAT WHETHER THAT'S ASTAFF PERSON OR A STUDENTTHEIR LIFE IS IRREPLACEBLE"THE STATE AND THEDISTRICTS MAKE THE FINALDECISION ON WHETHER THEYCAN REOPEN AND THAT'SONLY IF THE ARE OFF THESTATE MONITORING LIST FOR 2WEEKS IN WATSONVILLE PHILGOMEZ, KSBW ACTIONNEWS 8DIGITALTHERMOMETERS HAVEBEEN INSTALLED I