WAAY 31's Grace Campbell discusses the movement to virtual learning with a parent.
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Decatur city schools are ending the week with virtual learning due to coronavirus.
Grades 6 through 12 transitioned today, and other students will do the same tomorrow.
Currently, 17 staff members from decatur high school are in quarantine.
Austin junior high has about 140 students in quarantine.
Decatur middle and austin middle have in total about 100 people associated with the schools in quarantine.
Waay 31's grace campbell spoke to a parent about the decision.
Kera vest, parent: "i went ahead and kept them home today because i felt like if the other ones got to stay home, there was a reason for that."
A spokesperson from decatur city schools says they staggard the start days for virtual learning because more people in the secondary schools are in quarantine and they wanted elementary school parents to have time to find child care.
Kera vest: "well if they think the cases are high now, clearly they're going to be higher right after thanksgiving."
Her kids do blended learning, so vest can decide when they do in person learning or stay virtual.
But she wishes the school system would remain virtual with the upcoming holiday season.
"mine aren't going back until at least after christmas because people go in crowds and they visit family and decatur city said they were going to go back right after thanksgiving."
The spokesperson from the school system says they have no plans to go virtual for an extended time unless the number of people in quarantine calls for it.
The district is planning to transition out of it's blended learning.
They plan to eventually only use it for the traditional students
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