For posters with younger kids, what info are you getting from your school district about the upcomin

small classes with only 6 to 15 students per classroom. Distancing, mask, sanitary plan all set.

Daycare seems to be up and running. No parents allowed inside. Temp and wellness checks at the door. Teachers are masked. Food and naps are in classroom rather than in common areas. The only complication later in the year will be gym time since they won't be able to go outside.

My son's camp is similar and is at his school so I'm hoping this is a dry run. But the policies in place mirror the daycare - no parents, temps, teachers masked, little exposure to common areas.

I'm optimistic that there will be some type of school in the fall. Too many parents are fucked if it isn't.

HS is going to give the option of on campus or distance learning (my 2 kids are split on this). Our 8th grader's school is planning on in-school only and are requiring face shields (that seems dumb to me). So far Fall sports are a go. My soph and 8th grader play soccer. I coach the 8th graders. HS soccer practice has been operating with protocols in place.

Personally, I would prefer distance learning for the first Semester.

You know better than I, but I think you mentioned that you live in Gulf Shores. Is there a reason you and a few other parents can't get together at least once or twice a week in the evenings on the beach or wherever and let the kids be kids as best as possible under the circumstances? Also, as much as possible, have your daughter use Zoom or Meet to talk to friends, rather than using Snapchat or texting. It's not the same as being in-person, but it's better than faceless, limited communication. I had students who stayed on or arrived early before class started to talk on Meet. It helped.

Talk with the gifted and talented teacher. They're trained to invidualize instruction. Tell her/him your concerns and ask how you and she/he can plan meaningful and challenging lessons. It's very hard for a teacher to not rise to the occasion when a parent says, "How can I help?"

Don't expect any word on how your school will plan to run classes for another week or more. They're watching this second wave closely and waiting on state and county health departments/agencies to give more guidance.

Daily temp checks. If anyone in the class tests positive, everyone goes into quarantine. No choir, no assemblies. Staggered class times, so no grades are in the hallways at the same time. Outside as much as possible. Masks for grownups whenever they reasonably can.

They are doing what they can, and hoping for the best. It could turn clusterfuck fast.

meeting 2 weeks ago where they read like 100 messages (selected of course) from parents, most parents of younger kids (K-grade 5) seemed to want to go back to school at any cost saying the kids aren't at a health risk, but are falling behind and need structure and were afraid that remote learning could disable them for years. So they seem to be committed to opening at this point.

My kids are in parochial school and there has been zero communication on the matter.

option. Why can’t your daughter still do band? That would keep her socially connected. Here it’s the same mix of in school and online being offered. Even if you choose on line though, you can still do sports and extra curriculars from what I have been told.

There are consequences you may not be thinking about to an online/home schooling scenario. When I find the podcast I am thinking of, I'll send it your way.