'Education Minnesota' raises concerns about schools starting too early

Some teachers have gone as far as to switch districts because of health concerns.

Happening today ?

"*?

"* some rochester public school students head back to the classroom today to begin the hybrid?

"* model school year.

That includes both in?

"*person and distance learning.

But, could it be too early?

Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins joins us live this morning to tell us how members with the organization, "education minnesota" feel about the district delaying the school year.

Brooke and tyler.

In just a few hours... students and teachers will be walking through these doors at sunset terrace elementary school for the first time this year.

But i'm learning members with "education minnesota" feel that it might be too soon and say many school districts are delaying the first day of school.

The president, denise specht, says back in july, majority of educators in minnesota were committed to getting back into the classroom quickly after finding out the challenges that comes along with distance learning as long as it was safe and some districts have figured out how to do that.

However, teachers are now hesitant and don't feel secure with returning full?

"*time.

Specht says she doesn't think anyone absolutely loved distance learning ?

"*?

"* ever knows in?

"* person is better... but it's what needs to happen to keep everyone "we ended the school year in distance learning.

I appreciate many districts who said, 'well, that's how we ended and that's how we're going to start.

And we're going to phase into in?

"* persn learning as we're prepared and as our numbers show we can.'" specht says some teachers have even switched school districts to help their own health concerns.

She feels that adapting to distance learning is something that needs to happen to ensure the safety of everyone.

Live in rochester.

Madelyne watkins kimt news 3.

Thank you madelyne.

She says another concern teachers are now worried about is returning to in?

"*person class next week after labor day weekend