Our congregation did not let the district delay slip without a serious warning. That’s because the lack of face-to-face classes in the past week (with two days of online schooling) has seriously affected people’s lives, especially working parents who don’t have easy options for child care.
The district spokesman told the State Journal on Dec. 20 that the transition to online learning was not part of the district’s plans for January. But an email to the parents on the eve of New Year’s Eve informed the families that the school buildings would not open on the following Monday. As a result, many parents were reluctant to go over the holiday weekend to get off work, find safe shelter for their children, or ask for an impromptu “take your child to work day”.
Many teachers were also surprised. They had to quickly rearrange the lesson plans and, in many cases, try to figure out what to do with their own children. This was because, unlike the students, the staff had to report to the school buildings as usual.
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