As Jackson Public School students began their all-virtual fall semester today but some parents say they've been left without adequate resources for their children.
ONE MOTHER TELLS US, THE SCHOOLDISTRICT RAN OUT OF LAPTOPS TOISSUE TO STUDENTS.SHE SAYS HER SON IS HAVING TOTEACHHIMSELF THROUGH WORK PACKETS.AND IT'S NOTFAIR.
THIS MOTHER DID NOT WANT TOAPPEAR ONCAMERA, BUT SHE SAYS HER SON ISA STUDENT AT JIM HILL HIGHSCHOOLSHE FILLED OUT HIS REGISTRATIONEARLY TOMAKE SURE HE WAS IN LINE FOR ASCHOOL- ISSUED LAPTOP.BUT THE CALL NEVER CAME FOR HIMTO PICK ITUP.SO SHE MADE A PHONE CALL TO THEDISTRICTOFFICE ON FRIDAY TO SEE IF THEREWAS APROBLEM."THEY PUT ME ON HOLD AND SAIDWELL MAAM, WE'RE OUT OF LAPTOPS.YOUR SON WILL HAVE TO DO A WORKPACKET."SHE SAYS DISTRICT LEADERS TOLDHER, HERSON WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE A WORKPACKET EVERY WEEK UNTIL A LAPTOPBECOMESAVAILABLTHIS MOTHER SAYS, THAT'S NOT OK."WORK THAT HE'S NEVER BEENPRESENTED BEFORE.
THIS IS AWHOLE NEW YEAR FOR HIM.
HOW ISHE GONNA DO WORK HE'S NOTEVEN INSTRUCTED?
HE'S BASICALLYGONNA BE TEACHING HIMSELFIF HE DOES A WORK PACKET." AS ASINGLE MOM, SHE TELLS US IT'SNOT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO STAY ATHOME WITH HERSON ALL DAY TO MAKE SURE HE'SACTUALLYLEARNING ON HIS OWN."I'M A SINGLE PARENT.
I WORKMONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 TO 5.ANDI CAN'T JUST QUIT MY JOB TO BEHERETO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S DOING APACKET AND INSTRUCTING HIMON HOW TO DO A PACKET." SHE SAYSJPS SHOULD HAVE DELAYED THESTART OF SCHOOL IF THE DISTRICTDIDN'T HAVEENOUGH LAPTOPS FOR ALL STUDENTS."IF THEY KNEW THIS WAS GONNA BEANISSUE LIKE THIS, THEY SHOULD NOTHAVE OPENED SCHOOL AT ALL.SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE AT LEASTOPENED SEPTEMBER,OCTOBER." JPS SAYS ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEESWILL HOST A MEETING TOMORROWEVENINGAT 5:30 IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNSRELATED TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.THE BOARD MEETING ROOM WILL BELIMITEDTO 20 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES ON AFIRSTCOME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.CITIZENS MAY ALSO CALL IN TOPARTICIPATE.THE INFORMATION IS ON YOURSCREEN.REPORTING LIVE FROM HOMETONIGHT, KEEGANFOXX, 16 WAPT NEWS.
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