Parents express childcare worries at CPS virtual town hall

Thousands tuned into three Cincinnati Public Schools virtual town hall meetings on back to school plans.

SINCE LEARNING ISN'T TYPICALDURING THIS PANDEMIC,LOTS OFPEOPLE HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS.TO ADDRESS THOSE -- THECINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS HADTHREE PARENT TOWN HALLS THISWEEK.I LISTENED IN -- ALONG WITHsome 25 hundred OTHERPEOPLE.

ONE WORKING MOMCALLED IN TO LET DISTRICTLEADERS KNOW ABOUT HERTROUBLE FINDING DAYCARE -- NOWTHAT C-P-S IS ALL VIRTUAL FORA WHILE."What is there in place tohelp working parents who can'tafford to take off we can'tleave children at home...ifthey don't have any otheroptions, especially when youare counting attendanceagainst the children?That is one of the pieces thatthey are discussing.

Youshould know there are peoplelobbying the state on thisissue...top of mind for ourdistrict.SHE SAID HOPEFULLY SOONTHEY'LL KNOW MORE -- AND AREWORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO CANMAKE A DIFFERENCE --WITH WHATHAS BECOME A "VIRTUALLEARNING" -"DAY CARE" DILEMMAFOR SOME PARENTS IN THEDISTRI