https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:02:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918719 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:14:24 +0000 erinbaderin 2918719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charm55: Not big enough for social distancing, that's for sure. They've cut the "safe distance" down to 1m in Ontario (only for public schools - private schools still recommend 2m, don't get me started) but even then I think the only way it would be possible would be to take out all the furniture, put 30 tape marks on the ground, and never let the kids move.</p> <p>My friend teaches grade 4 and he said that he has 31 kids in his class right now, they're measuring the 1m safe distance from the centre of one desk to the centre of the next, and the back row is pushed up so far against the wall to make it possible that it's going to be impossible for kids to actually get into the chairs.</p> <p>In related news, I've officially pulled my kids from daycare for the fall - I couldn't justify directly exposing them/us each to another 20-25 kids a day so that we could work an hour later in the afternoons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918718 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00:59 +0000 graceandjoy 2918718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is a big class! I think last year in K, her DD1's class was about 20-21. I believe now we're capped at 13 or something as a good amount of kids are remote. Per our class FB group I know of maybe 8 kids I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918716 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:00:59 +0000 charm55 2918716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: how big are these classrooms ??!? I’m just picturing 30 K kids in my room and I don’t even know where I’d put them ??!!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918715 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:00:07 +0000 charm55 2918715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: We are doing a staggered entry here too for the first week and it’s exactly what @erinbaderin: said... to get kids used to the new routines and flow of the school without having hundreds of kids in the building at once. It also allows admin the chance to fix issues we hadn’t thought of. We can plan until the cows come home, but once there are actual children there to carry your plan out you never know. I am a K teacher and will have 5 kids come each day the first week. My kids also go to the same school.. my DD in Grade 2 will go 1x that first week while my daughter starting K will go 2x. Then the week after that we are all full time like normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918712 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:51:28 +0000 erinbaderin 2918712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: I have literally no idea, they haven’t explained why it’s useful. My only thought is it gives the teachers time in smaller groups to teach them the new rules, get them used to hand washing/masks/etc in smaller groups? It’s basically 25% of kids each of the first four days, then 50% M/W and the other 50% T/Th, then everybody on Friday and going forward. </p> <p>@catgirl: Last year older son had 29 in his SK class. I had hoped with the option to go in person or virtual they’d have smaller class sizes but as kids choose virtual they’re collapsing the classes - I saw one teacher today say they had 12 classes of 30 kids and 6 empty classrooms. But they’ve also said they expect kids to wash their hands for 20 seconds each every time they come in from inside, before/after eating, etc. Having all those kids washing their hands in the single sink is going to literally take 10+ minutes every time. That’s a big part of their days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918709 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:25:02 +0000 catgirl 2918709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: wow that's a large class - is that how big the classes are normally or is it different this year? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918707 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:09:00 +0000 Chuckles 2918707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Just out of curiosity, what is the advantage of the staggered start like that? Are they trying to get everyone acclimated to being back in school or are they waiting to see if there is transmission of cases with fewer students? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918702 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:01:21 +0000 erinbaderin 2918702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, we’ve got a week to go before we officially start (although with a staggered approach, my kids will only go one day the first week and three the second before going full time). I heard from my school principal today that my son’s kindergarten class has 25 kids in it and they’re expecting more to register this week. That’s too many kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918699 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:27:10 +0000 graceandjoy 2918699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I still haven't broached the subject, I know a few others are in the same place soooo :meh: </p> <p>1 week till school re-opens and I am so so anxious. Our infection rate has been low for a long time, I am kinda hopeful we will be okay... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918688 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:56:11 +0000 Mama Bird 2918688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oof. Our teachers' union votes tomorrow on whether they will strike to put off (or cancel?) school reopening. They want everyone tested before start of class, which will never happen: there are 1.1 million students, 75,000 teachers, and many more support staff. By the time they test everyone and get the results back, who's to say someone didn't get sick between the testing date and the results date? If the union pressures the city into agreeing to this, I do not think anyone will see live class this year. </p> <p>All because we're getting 250 cases and less than 5 deaths a day, in a city of 8 million. Poor kids. Some of them have pretty much dropped off DOE's radar, and might never catch up. Some of them will get themselves shot because instead of being in school, they're tangling with gangs. Mine are more or less OK acadrmically, but their mental health is sliding. DD1 is close to being crippled by anxiety - she's stopped asking about her friends, keeps finding more things to be terrified of, and won't leave the house without me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918662 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:46:31 +0000 Chuckles 2918662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well we were back for 2 weeks (first week just staff, second week very limited student visits) before the first positive case. And I'm in northern IL where things are not too bad. Now we wait and see if anyone else gets sick. And stupid HIPAA. I know it's important and people are entitled to their privacy, but it's very anxiety provoking to not know who it is, or even if it was a staff or student. They said that all close contacts have already been notified, but I'm an instructional coach and have been talking with probably 60% of the staff in the school.<br /> ETA: we're all wearing masks in the building so hopefully it's fine </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/3#post-2918353 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:04:23 +0000 josina 2918353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: Does your company qualify for the FFCRA (Families First Coronavirus Response Act). I'm not 100% sure how it works but I think you would get 2/3rds pay for up to 12 weeks to stay home if school is closed due to covid.</p> <p>My boss isn't going to like that idea but legally I think he'll have to get over it if it comes to that. (I def. think he'll say bring DS to work first). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918351 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:29:23 +0000 graceandjoy 2918351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I don't like going on HB on my phone, that's really the only reason lol. I've been in the office for a month now but been slammed the first month! </p> <p>It's gonna be so nuts to figure out, since K1 and K1 are in two different schools, so it's possible 1 have to quarantine while the other doesn't. I agree; I think if only 1 is out of school, I will ask work if they rather me bring her into work with me, or I work from home, since I obv cannot take PTO for like 10-14 days at a time! If BOTH are home, I think after we quaratine for 2 weeks I'd have my mom over again. </p> <p>Apparently there should be a lot of recent grads without jobs, or college students staying home via remote, so I'm also hoping to find a "safe" person that is willing to come over to help if needed... </p> <p>I literally have been talking in circules to myself for months trying to figure all this out. It's nice to be here again :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918349 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:14:44 +0000 josina 2918349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: Nice to 'see' you here again! :wink:<br /> The after-school care was another issue but luckily DS is going home with one of our neighbor kids whose mom also works at the school. Normally he goes to the library for early outs but of course that is cancelled this year. </p> <p>I think if it comes to school going all virtual we will do a combination of DS coming to work with me / staying with his older sister / and daycare, and somehow hope he still learns something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918341 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:16:29 +0000 graceandjoy 2918341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our district is offering full 5 day in-person for elementary, and also offer full remote option. </p> <p>@josina: Us! With 3 kids, and I cannot WFH (not that I actually cannot, but currently my employer won't allow it), we currently really have no choice but to send K1 and K2 to school. DH will already be stuck with taking care of K3 all day since he can WFH and is more flexible. I don't even know what to do with after school care as we don't want my mom coming over anymore once they both start school. I might have to find a babysitter... </p> <p>I think at least if school is mandated to shut down, then at least I have a reason to negotiate with my work to WFH more, even though it will be chaotic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918234 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:47:57 +0000 Becky 2918234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We finally heard the final reopening plan from our district. We will be half day in the afternoons M, T, R, F and remote Wednesdays. Core classes will be in person, and specials will be remote except sometimes art (we’re on a 6 day schedule). There will of course be core subject assignments to do at home. We’re in NY and cases are very, very low now. Everyone is of course required to wear masks at all times and classes will be 10-12 students depending on the actual physical size of the room so they can be 6 feet apart. Lunch won’t be served at school. I am so glad they went with this model for the elementary school (HS and MS are 2 full and 3 remote days each week). I do wish like some other districts in the area we were going fully remote until October as opposed to starting 9/10 so we can see how things go with reopening in states more similar to NY (so statewide mask mandates and far past our initial peak), and teachers could better prepare. We will be sending our 2nd grader in person. </p> <p>We don’t have the problems with teacher comorbidities many other districts are grappling with, so very few teachers will be unable to do in-person learning.<br /> This is the full plan (which includes all the questions districts were required to answer and submit to the state): <a href="https://www.eastauroraschools.org/ReopeningPlan" rel="nofollow">https://www.eastauroraschools.org/ReopeningPlan</a></p> <p>And this is the update with the final schedules: <a href="https://www.eastauroraschools.org/cms/lib/NY19000901/Centricity/Domain/1/Reopening%20School%20Plan%20UPDATE%2008-12-2020.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.eastauroraschools.org/cms/lib/NY19000901/Centricity/Domain/1/Reopening%20School%20Plan%20UPDATE%2008-12-2020.pdf</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918224 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:35:12 +0000 Anagram 2918224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: yeah, it’s very very tricky right now. Right now, both my district and my kids’ district haven’t made any changes to our original plans. BUT I know districts everywhere are struggling with staffing. People are retiring/getting doctors notes in high rates. One of my teacher friends in a different district (more in central jersey) said they have 3 teachers who are all very newly pregnant, but already have notes from their doctors not to return to work in person. When typically, they would work up till their due date, unless they qualify for then4 weeks disability leave right before their due date. So basically instead of going out in February for Mat leave, they are going out now and staying out the whole year. Plus another 25% of staff who have diabetes, hypertension, have recently recovered from cancer, are severely obese, have a childcare issue, etc and have applied for leaves. If they are eligible for the leave, they have to be given it under Murphy’s plan, and since in middle and HS, teachers have to be Certified for their content area, you can’t just shuffle teachers and students around. So if you have 5 middle school language arts teachers and now 2-3 have requested leave, the other two can’t follow them social distancing requirements and have ALL the kids in the school. And other teachers are certified to be moved in to those positions. And there’s no money to hire additional staff (plus no time), because the teachers on leave aren’t fired, they are just in leave. </p> <p>So, it’s super complicated and it will take a miracle. But my husbands job did a survey asking about how many people are comfortable returning to work in person and only 12% said they are comfortable returning now (with precautions like desks spaced out and everyone in masks—basically same as the schools). </p> <p>So it doesn’t escape my attention that many working White collar adults are not comfortable being in the same position we are expecting our kids and staff to be in. </p> <p>I don’t know what will happen. I really feel for everyone involved (including myself! I am not typically an anxious person and this has be worrying daily). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918223 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:14:53 +0000 PinkElephant 2918223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Do you think we'll even make it back to school in NJ? My district has gone from "Plan A" (4 hr days/5 days a week, no lunch, no busses, masks in classrooms, counting on 30-40% of families not sending kids for in-person) to "Plan B" (same as Plan A but with kids split alphabetically into A team and B team so we have 1 week in class, 1 week remote) within the span of about a week and a half. I've been tuning in to all the Murphy announcements waiting to hear him recommend that everyone go virtual. I think the allowance made yesterday for schools that are not adequately prepared to have students there in person to begin the year 100% virtual is a step towards prohibiting in-person classes....and I'm not typically a negative person! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918221 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:35:46 +0000 caitcat 2918221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: The grandparent visits vs. in-person kid interactions is something that we've struggled to balance, too. It ended up not being an issue in our decision for Kindergarten (our schools went all virtual anyway...and we've opted to homeschool instead), but back before we came to that decision and thought there might be a chance of something happening in-person, I pretty much knew that going in-person to school would rule out grandparent visits for a while and that was so hard to wrap my head around. We've ended up getting together with one set of friends with kids at similar ages for some outdoor playdates lately while the weather is nice to try to get in *some* social interaction for the kids, while remaining safe-ish on the grandparent front...and we're spacing out the friend get-togethers and the grandparent visits to give a buffer in between. </p> <p>I hope you get to a place with some peace about your decision today. These are such hard calls to make! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918220 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 05:48:28 +0000 catgirl 2918220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Thanks for your amazing response. I recognize that Maine is doing really well number wise, and for that I am very grateful. I feel like in person is as safe as it will be for a very long time - which makes me want to, maybe, try it. </p> <p>DD's school is K-5 and has just under 900 kids. Last I knew 10% have selected remote learning. So roughly 800 kids will be in person, 400ish at a time. They expect the class sizes to be 8-10 while doing the hybrid. They are pushing to have everyone back in the building at the same time by the second week of October - if our numbers stay where they are. I'm not sure how the social distancing can possibly work if everyone is there at once. </p> <p>I also worry about all of the precautions and how DD will feel about them. Everyone will be wearing masks, kids have to be 3 feet apart with masks on and 6 feet apart if masks are off (while eating and for outdoor movement breaks), teachers have to always be 6 feet apart, no recess, and sitting at a table with 3 sided plexiglass dividers. I completely agree with all of those precautions - I just worry how my five year old will respond. They are also saying they will have less than two hours of actual instruction time per day and will still be expected to complete 2-3 hours at home.</p> <p>We have also bubbled with my mom and stepdad but I'm not sure that will continue if we send DD to school. Trying to decide if the socially distant interaction with kids at school is more important than DD being able to have regular visits with at least one set of grandparents. </p> <p>And I am really worried about drop off on the first day. I don't think DD will walk in willingly without one of us or a teacher to comfort/assist. </p> <p>All that to say - I feel like sending her might be "okay" or as safe as we can hope while this is going on. But I'm not sure it's the right choice for her or the way I want her introduced to school (she's only been in part time preschool prior to this). But I'm not sure how remote learning in kindergarten could possibly work either... I hate that I have to make a choice by tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918219 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 05:34:10 +0000 catgirl 2918219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: It sounds like you have a great plan in place! If our hybrid plan had been two days a week I think we would have definitely picked the online option because DD would have really struggled with the schedule. Good luck!</p> <p>@erinbaderin: It definitely feels like picking between two not great options. I completely understand why you would pick in person with all that you have going on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918205 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:31:59 +0000 gotkimchi 2918205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918204 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:27:20 +0000 Anagram 2918204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here’s the graphic from WSJ that I saved. It put the numbers by how many new cases the countries were having each day/million people. </p> <p>The website I posted above does cases/100k.</p> <p>But basically, as of today, Florida has 300 new cases/million, each day. Compare to these countries, where they range from 0-35 at the highest. Huge, huge difference. </p> <p>Georgia: 306 new cases per day/million<br /> California: 188<br /> Texas: 261<br /> Nj: 39 (way better, but still higher than any other country on the list)<br /> New York: 33<br /> Maine: 8 (pretty great! Their super strict travel measures have paid off)<br /> Vermont: 8 (Also great)<br /> Arizona: 160</p> <p>Of course, you also have to look at the the positive test rate (CDC recommends under 5%, many of the high numbers states are well over), and the infection rate (under 1% is ideal). </p> <p>So the difference between Maine and Florida is really, really big in this decision. Maine has .81% infection rate, .5% positive test rate, and 100% contact tracing. They are in a very good position to have safe in-person school. </p> <p>Florida has the 300 new cases/million a day, plus a 17.3% positive test rate, which means their testing capacity is low and also means they aren’t catching every positive person. And their contact tracing is only at 5%.</p> <p>So there’s a world of difference between returning to school when you compare one state to another. I’m still worried about my state, NJ, because while we are way better than before, we’re still only at 64% contact tracing and we are at 39/cases a day. Good news is, our infection rates and positive test rates are low at .99 and 1.3%, but I don’t have the same “slam dunk” feeling of it‘s definitely Statistically safe, that I would have if I lived in Maine. </p> [attach=2976/20/qeyzlk.337x600.A7EEFE19-F7EB-476F-92FB-C327FB705CAD.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918203 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:12:41 +0000 Anagram 2918203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: oh man, have I been obsessing about this. My kids will both be in public school in one district (their school has 700-800 kiddos) and I'll be in different school (about 400 kiddos), so I have been obsessing over the stats and weighing pros and cons.</p> <p>My district is doing a hybrid schedule, but teachers will still be in the building full time. My kids school is somehow offering full time, full day (or a full remote option), but they were very careful in their 30 page safety plan to never mention class sizes. So basically, the plan is for everyone to be masked (not sure I trust kids and staff will comply 100%, 100% of the time, just based on how I see parents/kids act in public playgrounds, which are supposed to be masked spaces, and it's all the same community of parents and kids), but I don't see how they can space out the desks without having a hybrid schedule or without hiring additional staff (which of course, there is no budget, just like the rest of the US). Soooo..</p> <p>I've been looking obsessively at <a href="https://covidactnow.org/?s=856166" rel="nofollow">https://covidactnow.org/?s=856166</a> and weighing the risks, looking at other countries that have reopened and what their numbers were when they re-opened, to put it into context. </p> <p>The bad news for the US is, overall, our case numbers are so, SO much larger than any other country who has gone back.</p> <p>The good news for YOU, in particular, is that Maine and Vermont have the best numbers in the U.S., so likely the in-person school will go a lot better, in terms of potential outbreaks. I'll post the stats below (have to switch to my phone, where I saved the graphic). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918196 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:01:26 +0000 erinbaderin 2918196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to decide between 100% remote and 100% in person, so we picked in person even though I'm not really happy about it or comfortable with the "precautions" they have in place. However I just can't keep working like this - I'm currently doing two full time jobs (I got a new job but I'm still doing my old job while they try to staff it) in a half day and I just can't keep it up. Plus home schooling didn't work that well for my son when he was in SK, I can't imagine it's going to go better when he's starting grade 1 and in French Immersion, and my son starting JK would never go for it. And they need to be around other kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918194 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:28:40 +0000 Jess1483 2918194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: It sounds like our situations are pretty similar. I also live in a state with cases that aren’t too high, although they have been higher now than they ever were in the spring. I have a second grader, a kindergartner, and a baby. We have chosen fully remote for a number of reasons, including our interactions with my parents, and the disruption of a hybrid model (but ours is two days a week). We have a small “pod” and I’ll facilitate learning. I decided on the online academy both for safety, and because I think ultimately were going to end up in fully remote, and I’d rather have the teachers that elected to do it and are learning about it. There was a teacher at my kids’ school last year that’s just pretty much refused to do any remote learning. My friend who had her twins in that class said they had almost no instruction for three months. I actually just talk to the principal of the online Academy today (this is a new thing and a new position) and was very pleased with our conversation. The kids will have two hours of remote instruction, but they’ll be broken up into smaller chunks. I feel good about this course of action for my family. They will also be using seesaw this year, which we did not use in the spring, so if anyone has information or thoughts about it, I’d love to hear it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2918191 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:56:57 +0000 catgirl 2918191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you with a choice of in person or remote - what are you deciding? </p> <p>DD is starting kindergarten. We have the choice of 100% remote learning or the hybrid option they are presenting. The hybrid option is either 8:30-11:10 or 12:30-3:10 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday will be a remote day for everyone with synchronous meetings in the morning. The students will be eating lunch at school even though it's less than three house - which means lunch at 10:40 for the morning kids and lunch at 12:45ish for the afternoon kids. We don't know much about the 100% remote option, just that at least half of the day will be synchronous. And if we sign up for remote we have to commit for the whole first semester. </p> <p>We live in Maine, cases have been very low compared to many other states. We were supposed to start school on September 1st, but it has been pushed to the 8th. We have to make our final choice by the end of the day tomorrow. And I honestly don't know what we are going to pick... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2917426 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:25:29 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2917426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The last update we got was that they would have either 100% virtual or 100% in classroom for public schools. But there are so many unknowns and every week there is more information. I have not registered my kids anywhere. I don’t want to pay for private if it will be virtual. Currently leaning towards homeschooling if thingS are as much of a mess as they seem to be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2917394 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:46:21 +0000 Mama Bird 2917394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NYC here. We're supposed to find out the first week of August, but it sounds like they're planning for 1 or 2 days a week in school, plus virtual learning. Or a 100% virtual option. Virtual is a sadistic joke. I did not enjoy being my son's jailer at a time that was already traumatic. I want to homeschool instead, but DH and I have too much job uncertainty - what if I quit, and then a month later he's fired? So we can't plan. And we're lucky, we can survive for a bit on one income, and we both can handle teaching an elementary aged kid if need be. That's not the case for many families. They're really screwed. The crazy part is, it seems to be for nothing. I'm watching the statistics like a hawk, and between that and what I'm seeing on the street, I think we have substantial community immunity and are more likely to see mini-outbreaks than a true second wave. We also are seeing a big rise in crime, and boredom and desperation are probably playing a role. I'm 100% sure virtual learning makes sense for places with rising cases. But for us, it's a cure that's worse than the disease. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/return-to-school-in-your-region/page/2#post-2917386 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:10:17 +0000 josina 2917386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: @Jess1483: If it comes to that one of our neighbors is a SAHM and home-schools her older daughter, so maybe that would be an option, I just haven't talked to her in a few years so hard to ask! We live in a rural area so this makes it all the more difficult. </p> <p>Our school and all of DS's classmates are 20 minutes away in the wrong direction for both of us to get to work. </p>