30.5% of students in Martin County will opt-in for virtual school this fall

The deadline for families to choose how their kids will return to school expires at 11:59 p.m.

Friday.

As of Tuesday, 30.5% of the students in the Martin County School District had opted in for virtual learning.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MARTINCOUNTY TONIGHT.

TIME HASNEARLY RUN OUT ON FAMILIESWAITING TO DECIDE ON HOW TOSTART THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AMIDNIGHT DEADLINE LOOMS FORPARENTS WANTING TO CHOSEDISTANCE LEARNING.

AS DEREKLOWE REPORTS - THE DEADLINECOMES AS THE TEACHER'S UNIONIS WEIGHING IN ON THE SCHOCALENDAR.<< LL TOP: THE DECISION ON HOWTO RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR SOMEIS A DIFFICULT ONE.

AS OFTUESDAY - MORE THAN 30-PERCENTOF STUDENTS IN MARTIN COUNTYHAD OPTED FOR VIRTUALLEARNING.

PKG: 58:53 BRANDIMURRAY, SON ATTENDS JENSENBEACH ELEMENTARY WE DON'T KNOWTHE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THEVIRUS WHICH IS CONCERNING.BRANDI MURRAY SAYS SOCIALDISTANCING INSIDE SCHOOLS ISNOT POSSIBLE.

7:28 I COULDN'TIMAGINE HIM BEING INKINDERGARTEN TRYING TOSOCIALLY DISTANCE.

THEY DON'TEVEN KNOW WHAT 6 FEET IS.

HERSON MASON WILL BE TAKING ONTHE 5TH GRADE FROM HOMEINSTEAD OF THE CLASSROOM THISFALL.

3:00 MASON MEROLA, 5HGRADER AT JENSEN BEACHELEMENTARY I MISS MY FRIENDSBUT I DON'T WANT TO BE INHARM'S WAY JUST TO SEE MYFRIENDS BECAUSE I CAN SEE THEMVIRTUALLY ONLINE.

SHANNONCHAPMAN SPOKE AT TUESDAY'SSCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

SHE SAYSHER KIDS WILL BE GOING BACK TOCAMPUS AND THAT VIRTUAL SCHOOLIS NOT AN OPTION.

SHANNONCHAPMAN, HAS 2 ELEMENTARSCHOOL STUDENTS 6:11 CHILDRENOF THIS AGE ARE NOT READY ANDADAPTABLE TO STUDY ONLINE FOR6-8 HOURS A DAY BECAUSE ITJUST DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY.ONE BIG QUESTION REMAINS -WHEN WILL THE SCHOOL YEARSTART?

MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOLBOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO SUPPORTTHE DELAY OF SCHOOL UNTILAUGUST 25TH.

HOWEVER THEY SAIDTHAT DICISION IS PENDINGAPPROVAL FROM THE MATIN COUNTYEDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

IN ANEW STATEMENT THIS EVENING -THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHER'SUNION - KAREN RESCINITI SAIDQUOTE "THE DISTRICT CALENDARIS A MANAGEMENT RIGHT.

THEMARTIN COUNTY EDUCATIONASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED TOTHE CALENDAR.

HOWEVER, THEMARTIN COUNTY EDUCATIONASSOCIATION CANNOT SUPPORT TNEW CALENDAR WITHOUT FIRST,NEGOTIATING THE IMPACT IT HASON OUR WORKING CONDITIONS ANDOUR CONTRACT.

THE DISTRICT ISUNWILLING TO GET TO THE TABLESO THAT WE CAN EXPEDITIOUSLYPUT FORTH THE NEW CALENDAR.

ITIS VERY DISAPPOINTING." LLTAG: WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT -AFTER-HOURS - TO THE MARTINCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT - FORTHEIR COMMENT.

WE WILL KEEPYOU POSTED.

IN MC, IM DEREKLOWE.

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