Dozens protest in Harford County calling for schools to reopen

Dozens protest in Harford County calling for schools to reopen

SCHOOL, WITH THEIR TEACHERS -JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THEPANDEMIC HIHARFORD COUNTY BOARD OFEDUCATION WILL VOTE ON A PLANAS TO HOW STUDENTS AND TEACHERSWILL START THE FALL SEMESTER.RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN CALLS FORSTUDENTS TO START THE SCHOOLYEAR WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING.

AGROUP OF PARENTS PROTESTEDOUTSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS OFHARFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS ONTHURSDAY, CALLING FOR THE BOARDTO ALLOW STUDENTS BACK INSIDETHE CLASSROOM.

WMAR-2 NEWSMEGAN KNIGHT IS LIVE IN BEL AIRTHIS MORNING WITH WHY THESEPARENTS WANT THEIR KIDS BACK INSCHOOL, WITH THEIR TEACHERS -JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THEPANDEMIC HIT.THESE PARENTS SAY THEYSTRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TOSEND THEIR KIDS BACK TOSCHOOL.

AND THAT THE HARFORDCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DOMORE TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE ITSAFE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.ABOUT 50 PARENTS AND KIDS HELDSIGNS AND CHANTED OUTSIDE THEHARFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BUILDINGHERE IN BEL AIR LAST NIGHT&ENCOURAGING THE BOARD OF ED TORECONSIDER THESUPERINTENDENTVIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THE FALLSEMESTER.

THE PLAN WOULD ALSOOPEN UP CERTAIN SCHOOLS TOBECOME WHAT THEY“LEARNING CENTER”& WHERE ALIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTSCOULD COME TO SCHOOL FOR THEDAY& BUT STILL BE TAUGHTVIRTUALLY.

PARENTS SAY THEYTHINK VIRTUAL LEARNING ISSETTING THEIR KIDS UP FORFAILURE.

23 11 26“This willbe his first year in school heis going to be a kindergartnerand they are going to takeaway his fist day of school”((BUTT WITH)) 23 12 06“Idonsit in front of a computer anddo virtual learning because hecanTv” THE HARFORD COUNTY BOARDOF ED IS MEETING BYTELECONFERENCE ON MONDAYSTARTING AT 6-30& WHERE THEYWILL VOTE ON THE PLAN.

TO SEETHE AGENDA AND SUBMIT ACOMMENT TO THE BOARD INWRITING& WE HAVE A LINK ON OURWEBSITE AT WMAR 2 NEWS DOTCOM.

LIVE IN BEL AIR MK WMAR-2NEWS.THREE OF OUR LOCAL COLLEGESHAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL ALSOSTART WITH ONLINE INSTRU