Jackson County School District to end virtual learning

- the jackson county school - disrtict will no longer offer - virtual learning, after monday,- october 12th and for the first- time since school began, the- district is reporting zero- new covid cases.

School - superintendent doctor john- stryker says its safe for all - students to return to - campus.

News 25's ashleigh- forteberry has the details.

- - come october 12th, around 1200- jackson county school who spent- the last nine weeks - participating in virtual- learning will return to campus.- school- superintendent doctor john- stryker says the the goal has - always been to return fully to- traditional learning.

- "we have always felt that if ou students are healthy they - need to be in school.

At the- start of the school year, - there was a lot of uncertainty.- no one has trained for- these times that we are going - through.

So we were really very- cautious and we wanted to - provide our parents options - so we offered a virtual option.- dr. stryker says the decision t- end virtual learning came - after the administration- realized the grades of many - of the students participating - began to suffer.- "we used the data from each school and we found that 60 - percent of the students choosin- the virtual option- were failing at least one - subject, 40 percent were- failing 2 subjects.

In our- middle school, we foundthat 25- percent of our middle schoolers- were failing 4- subjects.

- dr. stryker says virtual- learning also took a negative - toll on - teachers, who began feeling - burnt out.- ashleigh fortenberry- "dr. stryker says he knows not everyone in the school district- agrees with the decision to end- virtual learning.

In fact, he - says a- few parents have already voiced- their concerns."

One parent, who reached out to- news 25, said they would sue- the district if their child - - - - becomes infected with covid-19.- another parent says the student- are failing only- because the programs are- designed for them to.

- in response doctor stryker had- this to say.- "they can contact me personally i'll even set a time to - bring them to school with me.

- i'll go that far that if a- parent is - that concerned they can just- contact me and we can do a walk- through together.

I think if- they see the level of care- our teachers and administration- put in they will- feel much better.

That- combination i think will help - so i will go that far and say - that."

In jackson county ashleigh- fortenberry news 25 - - - - so i will go that far and say - that."

In jackson county ashleigh- fortenberry news 25