Parents of children doing remote learning are very concerned about online safety
Three-quarters of American parents are more worried than ever about their child's online safety — due to distance learning,..
GOING.THIS COMES AFTER THEDISTRICT HELD ASPECIAL MEETINGEARLIER THIS WEEK TODISCUSS WHAT NEEDSTO HAPPEN IN ORDERFOR STUDENTS TORETURN TO THECLASSROOM.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFER GRISWOLD.REPORTER KENTLUETZEN WAS ATTONIGHT'S MEETINGAND HAS MORE."I CARE SO DEEPLY FORTHESE CHILDREN." THEOMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLBOARD MEETINGSTARTED OUT ON APERSONAL NOTE....WITH A BOARD MEMBERSTATING SHE'SRECEIVED COMMENTSFROM THE PUBLIC THATBECAUSE SHE DOESNOT HAVE KIDS OF HEROWN, SHE DOESN'TCARE ABOUT OPSSTUDENTS."ONCE YOU'VE HAD KIDSSOMETIMES YOUPERSPECTIVE DOESCHANGE.I WAS A YOUNG ADULT,DIDN'T HAVE KIDS AND ITHOUGHT I KNEW ITALL." THE MEETINGCONTINUED WITHROUGHLY A 2 HOURPUBLIC COMMENTPORTION."TO EXPECT THESESSTUDENTS TO HAVE ANORMAL SCHOOL DAY ISRIDICULOUS." NICKITELLIS WAS ONE OF THEMANY PARENTS RAISINGCONCERNS ABOUTOMAHA PUBLICSCHOOL'S PLAN TOLEARN FROM HOME.TELLIS SAYS HER SON ISIMMUNE COMPRIMISED,WHICH IS WHY SHESUPPORTS REMOTELEARNING BUT IS ALSOCONCERNED FOR HISEDUCATION DUE TO HISINDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONPLAN."I THINK THAT OUR KIDSWITH IEP'S ARE ALREADYBEING LEFT BEHIND ANDTHEY ARE BEING MORELEFT BEHIND IN THEWAY THAT THE SCHOOLDAY IS BEINGORCHASTRATED."OTHERS SAY THEIR KIDSARE STUGGLING TOMANAGE REMOTELEARNING WHILE ONIEP'S, AS WELL."WE WERE TOLD THATWE WOULD RECEIVEPHONE CALLSEVERYDAY FROM HERSPECIAL EDUCATIONTEACHER.WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ASINGLE PHONE CALL."WHILE MANY WEREPRAISING THE SCHOOLBOARD FOR STICKINGTO A REMOTESCHEDULE, THEY ADDTHE DISTRICT NEEDS TOADDRESS TECHNOLOGYISSUES TOSUCCESSFULLY MOVEFORWARD."EXPERTS SHOULD HAVEKNOWN THAT YOUCANNOT IN FACT ADDTHOUSANDS OFDEVICES ONTO ANETWROK AND EXPECTIT TO WORK.THAT JUST DOENSTWORK." "THE APPS ONHER IPAD DO NOTALWAYS WORK.SOME OF THE WORKTHAT SHE TURNS IN, SHEIS TOLD THAT IT HASNOT BEEN RECEIVED."THE SCHOOL BOARDMEMBERS SAY THEYHAVE RECEIVED AN
Three-quarters of American parents are more worried than ever about their child's online safety — due to distance learning,..
Herkimer BOCES held a school board of education meeting regarding re-opening schools next week Thursday night. A topic discussed..