The school year kicks off in a couple of weeks across the metro, both in the classroom and online and day care operators say both scenarios leave them with concerns.
SEVERAL METRO AREA DAYCARESPREPARING EXTRA SPACETO TAKE ON SCHOOL AGE STUDENTSTHIS SEMESTER.WE HAVE HAD SO MANY GOOGLEMESSAGES FACEBOOKMESSAGES AND OUR PHONES ARERINGING OFF THE HOOK WITHPARENTS WONDERING WHAT THEY AREGOING TO DO WITH THEIRKIDSMARY NEVEL IS THE CENTER'SDIRECTOR ANDSAYS PARENTS FROM THE JACKSONPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ARECALLING TRYING TO FIND A PLACEFOR THEIR KIDS TO STAY WHILETHEY ARE ATWORK SINCE JPS WILL BE HAVING AVIRTUALSCHOOL SEMESTER.MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THEEXPECTATIONS OF PARENTSNEVELS SAYS INSTRUCTORS AT THECENTER AREN'T QUALIFIED TOTEACH SCHOOL AND CANNOT BE HELDRESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRADES OFSTUDENTS.WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY DO THEIRWORK AND HELP TO THEFULLEST EXTENT.THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITHDEVICES BEINGBROUGHT INTO THE CENTER WHICHUSUALLYISN'T ALLOWED BECAUSE OFLIABILITY ISSUES.WE HAVE WIFI AND I HAVE NOPROBLEMWITH GIVING THEM ACCESS TO ITBUTWHAT IF THEIR LAPTOP IS DAMAGEDIN OUR FACILITYRANKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BEHAVINGFACE TO FACE INSTRUCTIONSTARTINGAUGUST 10TH.
NEVELS SAYS THAT ISANOTHERHUGE CONCERN BECAUSE THEY PICKUPSEVERAL KIDS FOR AFTER SCHOOLPROGRAMS WHOCOULD PUT CHILDREN IN FACILITYAT A BIGGERRISK FOR EXPOSURE TO COVID 19.THEY ARE COMING FROM THE SCHOOLSO THERE IS ALWAYS THAT CHANCETHE DAY CARE CENTER IS ALSOHAVING TO FOLLOWCDC GUIDELINES AND IMPLEMENTMASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCINGWHICH MEANS CAPACITYIS CUT DOWN TO ONLY 50 PERCENTAT THE FACILITYMEANING THERE ARE LESS SPOTSAVAIABLEFOR PARENTS WHO ARE DEEMEDESSENTIALWORKERS OR HAVE NO WORK FROMHOMEOPTIONS.ALLIE WARE 16 WAPT NEWS.
THE CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDERGOINGVIRTUALLEARNING WILL HAVE A
Many parents will again be put in a position of assisting their children with online learning or seeking out child care.