Some North Alabama parents pick homeschooling to avoid coronavirus

Some North Alabama parents pick homeschooling to avoid coronavirus

Make that decision.

We're one day closer to the deadline for parents to decide whether their kids will head back to class in august.

As they consider traditional school or the virtual option - waay 31's ashley carter spoke with one local mother who opted for a third choice .... home schooling.

Leah stinnett, homeschooling daughter: "virtual classroom on top of us working remote didn't seem like a feasible option for us so if that wasn't doable, and we weren't happy with the in person class options then home school became the most obvious choice for us."

Leah stinnett's daughter was set to start kindergarten at madison city schools this fall.

But because of the pandemic - stinnett and her husband decided to home school her instead leah stinnett, homeschooling daughter: "we were weighing out safety, we were weighing out if she was going to be able to learn in an environment where they're sitting in a desk all day and not having freedom of movement of freedom to interact with children around them, and then we looked at virtual and if that was going to be doable."

Stinnett said it wasn't an easy decision - and she still has concerns about home schooling - like social interaction.

Leah stinnett, homeschooling daughter: "finding her ways to socialize with children her age that is safe."

But she says overall ... homeschooling will provide her with a more flexible and efficient way of teaching her daughter in the short-term.

Leah stinnett, homeschooling daughter: "we can do school early in the morning, late in the afternoon and even on saturday's and she gonna get plenty of learning and instructional time and it's not going to impact our work schedule as much as the virtual or in- house options would at this point."

Ll stinnett says they will see how this school year goes and decide if they'll keep their child in home schooling or let her go to traditional schooling once the pandemic ends.

She says she knows deciding what school option is best for your children right now is difficult on parents...but says it ultimately comes down for what's best for the parents and the child.

In madison co ashley c waay 31 news.