Chicago schools will teach online in fall, dropping plan for partial in-person classes

[Nevilledog]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/510659-chicago-schools-will-teach-online-in-fall-dropping-plan-for-partial-in

Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the country, will retreat from its previous proposal for limited in-person classes and instead conduct online classes starting in September.

Online instruction will continue through at least the first quarter of the school year, which ends Nov. 6, CPS CEO Janice Jackson said during a press conference Wednesday.

Jackson said the decision was made after getting feedback from teachers and parents, including in a series of virtual town halls last week, where parents expressed concern.

“It was evident that our families were not comfortable with the state of the pandemic and the national response,” she said. “Although our families expressed how much they wanted to return to their school communities and how much their students missed their friends and teachers, they did not feel this was the right time.”

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[North Shore Chicago]

1. My Mayor Lightfoot

listening to parents and school officials, wow what a breath of fresh air!

[greenjar_01]

2. Plan is for first quarter, which ends early November

Students may be back to a modified hybrid schedule starting in the second quarter, depending on conditions.

I was certainly looking forward to having the kids back in school, but conditions are deteriorating and this is probably a good idea. We've come to terms with it.

[mikeysnot]

3. Our son was not going to school

this fall no matter what. So I am glad they made the correct decisions on this.

I go to the store and kids cannot even keep their mask on or wear them properly in the store for 15 minutes.

The results of the trump virus on our young kids will resonate for years.

My two nephews and niece all had bad college experiences this last year cause of trump supporters and then the virus.