Parents, teachers see 'slate of bad options' as coronavirus risk hovers over classroom learning
. In pre-pandemic days, it was the most mundane of catchphrases, a bit corny and comical, freighted with a bittersweet wish that the chlorine-scented days of summer could last a little longer.
In tens of millions of American households, the overarching dilemmas are personified in small, wriggling, restless bodies — schoolchildren like Keily Mitchell’s 8-year-old son, Eli. “I really, truly don’t know what the best answer is,” Mitchell said. “Bottom line, as a working parent, I don’t have another option but to send my kids to school.”
Florida, which has more than 300,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 4,510 deaths, has issued a directive requiring all school districts to offer in-person instruction. With the state a coronavirus epicenter, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has come under criticism from many municipal leaders over the state telling school districts they must hold classes in person.In theme-park-heavy Orlando, Adelise Berrios has taught kindergarten at Oakshire Elementary School for 20 years.
Trump allies like Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, have suggested that keeping children out of school is a ploy by Democrats to harm the president’s reelection prospects. “That’s a form of blackmail,” said Clay Robison, a spokesman for the Austin-based Texas State Teachers Assn., which represents about 65,000 school staff. Citing health vulnerabilities on the part of many teachers, he called Texas’ coronavirus numbers “just out of control.”
“It’s just a slate of bad options,” he said. “I don’t feel comfortable with the students sitting at home. I also don’t feel comfortable taking them to into a building.”Lost opportunities are hard to quantify, but some parents — and pupils — are already feeling the sting of chances that might slip away.
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