Wabash Valley Schools Prepare for Re-Entry: Parents React

Wabash Valley Schools Prepare for Re-Entry: Parents React

We are less than 3 weeks away from sending children back to school here in the wabash valley.

We've seen what the vigo county school corporation has planned for a safe and inclusive re-opening.

Tonight..

We have continuing coverage for you... news 10's dominic miranda investigated how "other schools" in our area compare with their plans.

And how parents feel about it.

[take pkg incue: different school corporations outcue: soc duration:2:05] pk} different school corporations around the valley have put forth their plans for re-entry this fall.

There are a lot of similarities but some differences as well when you compare.

But one thing remains the same.... many parents have concerns about sending their kids back to the classroom amid the pandemic.

Danyel hall is set to send her 3rd grader and kindergartene r to southwest schools in sullivan this fall.

Southwest schools, like many others around the wabash valley, have 2 educational options for students.

In-person instruction with a host of safety measures...and virtual online schooling.

Hall also works in the cafeteria as a lunch lady.... and she's a little nervous to head back to school "i think it is concerning because we can't even open everything at full capacity now, and i don't see how all these kids in the cafeteria getting their lunches is going to work."

She tells me she's also concerned about her youngest child... this is because of how easily her child gets sick.

She doesn't believe the school corporation is prepared to weather the storm if a student or staff member comes down with covid-19.

"i think they will have to close down if anyone comes in that has it because the teachers go everywhere, or the kids go everywhere, and it will be in the school."

Hall says she considered enrolling her children in virtual school to ensure their safety... but her youngest is very excited about her first year of being at school.

She says this creates a tough situation for not only her...but a lot of parents.

"my plan is to send them, but i am very nervous because the cases just keep rising.

I'm hoping that they go down whenever we start school, but i feel like that is not going to happen.

It's just a very tough time to be a parent of school aged kids right now."

Hall says many parents are in the same boat of trying to decide what's best for their children.

It will be something to pay close attention to as schools prepare for the upcoming school year.

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