KC-area parents weigh in-person, online school as districts release plans for 2020-21

KC-area parents weigh in-person, online school for 2020-21

ON 41 ACTION NEWS.IT'S THE DECISIONHAUNTING PARENTS --WHAT TO DO WITH THEIRKIDS FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.THIS WEEK -- SOMEDISTRICTS REVEALEDTHEIR PLANS -- WHILEOTHERS ARE STILLWORKING OUT THEDETAILS.SOME ARE GIVINGPARENTS THE OPTION TOHAVE KIDS IN-PERSON --OR LEARN ONLINE.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN TALKEDTO ONE FAMILY -- AS THEYMAKE THEIR FINAL CHOICE.Jamilin Hepworth"Oh We've been talking aboutit a lot."AFTER TALKING WITH EACHOTHER AND THEIR SONPARKER - WHO WILL BEGOING INTO FOURTHGRADE - THE HEPWORTHSDECIDED PARKER WILLGET TO MAKE THE FINALDECISION OF HOW HE WILLRETURN TO SCHOOL THISFALL.Jamilin Hepworth/Mom"Which is a lot of pressure butwe've talked about it a lot andhe said he feels comfortabledeciding."PARKER GOES TO LEE'SSUMMIT WHERE PARENTSAND STUDENTS HAVEUNTIL MONDAY TO DECIDEWHETHER THEY WANT INPERSON OR ONLINELEARNING THIS FALL.

ANDPARKER IS LEANINGTOWARDS STAYINGHOMEParker" I want to be safe and be withmy family more than being atschool."Mom"I had told him that I'm happyto make that decision for you ifyou would like me to do it, buthe said he felt like it wassomething he wanted todecide.We're lucky enough that we'rein a situation where I'm a stayat home mom so that decisionfor him to stay home iseasier."DISTRICTS ACROSS THEMETRO RELEASED THEIRFALL PLANS this week,including KCPS WHOUNANIMOUSLY VOTEDFRIDAY TO DELAY THESTART OF CLASSES UNTILSEPTEMBER 8TH after a pleafrom the superintendent towait.Bedell"There is no way at this pointthat I can recommend to ourboard and community that webring people back into anenvironment given the recordsthat are currently being brokenhere in the Kansas City metroarea."with 100-percent onlinelearning at first AND ONLYPHASING INTO IN PERSONLEARNING IF CASECOUNTS GO DOWN FOR 2WEEKS CONSISTENTLY.Tyler Hepworth/Dad"With the rules that are goingto be really strict in theschoolI think it's going to be reallyinteresting for kids to learn inthat environment where it'salways going to be like don'tget too close to