Friday marks the deadline for school districts to submit reopening plans to the New York State Education Department (NYSED).
WHILE SCHOOLS AR"FINALIZING THEIRPLANS" TO BRING KIDSBACK --MANY PARENTS,ARE UNSURE ABOUTSENDING THEIR KIDSTO SCHOOL THIS FALL.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY--MET WITH A"TONAWANDAMOTHER"--WHO IS CONSIDERINGA "HOME-SCHOOLINGOPTION"--AS WE HELP YOU GETBACK TO SCHOOLSAFELY.SISTERS DRAWING: "IHAVE LONG HAIR -- IHAVE LONG HAIR."12-YEAR-OLD ARIELLAAND 6-YEAR-OLDAURORA ARE HAVINGSOME SISTER FUN --DRAWING TOGETHERWHILE AT THEIRMOTHER'STONAWANDAPHOTOGRAPHYSTUDIO.BOTH ARE STUDENTSIN THE TONAWANDACITY SCHOOLDISTRICT.JESSICA POPOVICH."MY FEAR IS SCHOOLAS THEY KNOW IT ISNOT WHAT WE AREGOING BACK TO - IF WECAN GO BACK."JESSICA POPOVICHIS A BUSY WORKINGMOTHER OF FOURCHILDREN...POPOVICH SAYS ASHER DISTRICT ROLLSOUT A REOPENINGPLAN -- SHE'SWEIGHING ALL HERCHILDREN'SEDUCATION OPTIONS --INCLUDING HOMESCHOOLING...JESSICA POPOVICH.
"IWOULD LIKE TOHOMESCHOOLBECAUSE OUR HOUSEIS ALREADY VERYACTIVE -- WE FOSTER ALOT OF ANIMALS -WE'RE VERY HANDS ON-- HIKING - WALKINGEXPERIENCE."POPOVICH ALSO HASTWO SONS --- EIGHTAND TWO YEARS OLD.AND EVEN THOUGHSHE ADMITS REMOTELEARNING DIDN'T GOVERY WELL FOR ALHER KIDS...SHE ISTHINKING ABOUTHOMESCHOOLING FORSOME OF THEM..."MY 12 YEAR OLDCOULD HANDLE IT ONHER OWN...MY EIGHTYEAR OLD WOULDCRY....MY SIX YEAR OLDHAD NO INTEREST ATALL--WHATSOEVER...SHEWOULD LOOK AT THECOMPUTER...SHEWOULD WALK AWAY."===BUTT===ARIELLA.
"SO TELL MEABOUT HOMESCHOOLING -- ARE YOUFOR IT??
UMM FORSOME PARTS YES ANDSOME PARTS NO."ARIELLA WILL BE A 7THGRADER ATTONAWANDA MIDDLESCHOOL....ARIELLA.
"I'M NOTCOMPLETING AGAINSTIT.
..BUT I ALSO DLOVE MY SCHOOL...ILOVE ALL OF MYTEACHERS."====BUTT===AURORA.
" WOULDYOU WANT MOM TOTEACH?
AH..LIKE..NOTREALLY."AURORA ATTENDSMULLEN ELEMENTARYSCHOOL...AURORA.
"DO YOUMISS SCHOOL?
YES?WHAT DO YOU MISSABOUT IT?
I MISS MYFRIENDS AND I MISS MYTEACHER AND I MISS -LIKE GOING TO LUNCHWITH MY FRIENDS."===BUTT===JESSICA POPOVICH."MY CHILDREN THATTHEY - DON'T WANT TODO HOME SCHOOLING."BUT IT IS SIX YEAR OLDAURORA THATPOPOVICH SAYS SHEWORRIES MOSTABOUT SENDING BACKTO SCHOOL...JESSICA.
"SHE'S THEONE THAT I WILLMOSTLY WANT TODECIDE ABOUTHOMESCHOOLING...WHAT' SCHOOL'S GOING TOLOOK LIKE...IS IT GOINGTO LOOK LIKE BABYJAIL - THEN WE'REGOING TO TALK TOSCHOOL AND HAVESOCIAL EMOTIONALAND DO VIRTUAL...PLUS HOME SCHOOL."POPOVICH SAYS HEREIGHT YEAR OLD SONCAMERON COULD GOEITHER WAY -- FOR HISLEARNING.HE WROTE THISADORABLE LETTERADDRESSED TO "THEPEOPLE OF BUFFALO"SAYING HE THINKSTHEY SHOULD GOBACK SCHOOL -EVENIF THEY HAVE TOWEAR MASKS.IN TONAWANDA,EILEEN BUCKLEY, 7EWNTHERE IS ALSO A"SCHOOL NURSESHORTAGE"THERE IS ALSO A"SCHOOL NURSESHORTAGE"NATIONWIDE--AND IT'S HAPPENING INTHE MIDDLE OF APANDEMIC.COMING UP ALL NEWAT 6-30 -- WHAT THISCOULD MEAN FORYOUR CHILDREN--AS THE SCHOOL YEARAPPROACHES.YOU'LL FIND ALL OFOUR SAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL STORIES,RIGHT NOW ONWKBW-DOT-COM.JUST CLICK ON THEREBOUND LINK AT THETOP OF OURHOMEPAGE.HAPPENING TODAY --MILLIONS OFAMERICANS WILL LOSE"AN EXTRA BOOST"--THAT'S BEEN HELPINGTHEM "MAKE ENDSMEET" FOR MONTHS.THE "WEEKLY BONUS"OF 600-DOLLARS--ON TOP OFUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS,EXPIRES TODATHE "CARES ACT"GAVE AN ADDITIONALSIX HUNDREDDOLLARS PER WEEK --TO EVERYONE ONUNEMPLOYMENT--DURING THEPANDEMIC.AFTER TODAY --THAT EXTRA SIXHUNDRED WILL NOTBE AVAILABLE,WHICH IS SOMETHINGA LOT OF PEOPLEHAVE RELIED ON.WHEN YOU LOOK ATMONEY THAT IS SPENTON ASSORTED THINGSSUCH AS RECREATION,VERY LOW, 2-3-4PERCENT, WHENYOU'RE LOOKING ATCLOTHING, MAYBE 15%,BUT IT'S PRIMARILYBROADBAND, UTILITIES,FOOD, RENT,MORTGAGES, THEESSE
Uncertainty about the future, money, and everything else has ruled this pandemic. But now, people are feeling the uncertainty about..
