School Closure Stress: Sunnyside families adjust to new normal

It's an unprecedented time in education with schools shut down across the state.

JAYDEN -- A 3RD GRADER.

SHEHAS A FULL- TIME JOB -- BUT ISABLE TO WORK FROM HOME -- TOHELP HER OWN KIDS --- WHO AREESSENTIAL WORKERS.

WHEN SHEFIRST HEARD ABOUT THE SCHOOLCLOSURES -- SHE THOUGHT --SOT: 37:25 THAT'S NOT GONIG TOHAPPEN.

THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED.

37:35BUT IT DID -- AND MARIA THRUSTHERSELF INTO THE NEW DUTY OFHELPING HER 5 GRANDCHILDRENNAVIGAGE THESE NEW REMOTEWATERS.

SOT: 31:40 WRITING,READING, SCIENCES AND MATH.31:45 MARIA PRIMARILY --CHECKS THEIR WORK -- ANDANSWERS QUESTIONS -- IF SHECAN.

SOT: 34:49 I'M CONSTANTLYASKING -- HOMEWORK IN.

35:07SHE SAYS -- SHE SOMETIMESFEELS SHE'S FALLING SHORT INHER NEW RESPONSIBILITY OF HOMEEDUCATOR.

THAT'S THE LASTTHING SUPERINTENDENT STEVESHOLMES WANTS.

SOT: 19:37 IDON'T WANT FAMLIES TO FEEL THEBURDEN LIES ON THEM.

I ALREADYTHINK THEY HAVE SO MUCH ONTHEIR PLATE TO TAKE OF.

19:43THE ONOUS -- HE SAYS -- LIESON EDUCATORS -- THE REMOTESYSTEM NOW IN PLACE -- WHICHHAS TURNED THE LEARNINGLANDSCAPE UPSIDE DOWN.

SOT:14:00 I FIND IT TO BE THE MOSTHORRIBLE SITUATION TO BE INFOR OUR STUDENTS, QUITEFRANKLY.

I THINK WE'RE BETTERPREPARED THAN MOST BECAUSE OFTHE PROLIFERATION OF DEVICESAND TECHNOLOGY WE HAVEAVAILABLE, BUT ACCESS TOTECHONOLOGY IS NOT ENOUGH IN AHIGH POVERTY DISTRICT.

14:19IN PERSON CONNECTIONS INCLASSROOMS IS CRITICAL -- HESAYS.

SO HE'S MADE IT HISMISSION TO HAVE STAFF STAY ASCONNECTED TO STUDENTS -- TOFAMILIES -- AS POSSIBLE.

SOT:38:30 I BELIEVE THEY'RE DOINGTHE BEST JOB THEY CAN.

:33SOT: 38:53 MY GRANDKIDS ARENOT ONLY GETTING ONE MESSAGEIN THE MORNING.

WE ARE GETTINGIT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

I'MSEEING MESSAGES COME IN ATMIDNIGHT -- ALL HOURS.

THEYHAVE A LITERALY 24/7 JOB NOW.39:08 STILL -- HOLMES SAYS --A BIG STRESSOR RIGHT NOW ISTHE LIKELIHOOD OF ALONG-LASTING EFFECT ON STUDENTLEARNING.

SOT: 21:03 THAT'SOUR BIGGEST FEAR RIGHT NOW.IT'S LOGICAL TO THINK THATTHERE WILL BE SET-BACKSACADEMICALLY.

WE SEE IT IN THESUMMER ALONE WHEN STUDENTSHAVE THAT ACADEMIC GAP.

NOWWE'RE LOOKING AT SUMMER PLUSTHE TWO MONTHS WE'VE BEEN OFF.WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOWWE'RE GOING TO CATCH STUDENT'SUP.

21:20 WHILE THE DISTRICTDOES ITS JOB -- MARIA ISSEEING A PROFOUND BENEFIT OFTHIS SYSTEM RESTRUCURE -- ATHOME.

SOT: 37:53 IT HASBROUGHT OUR FAMILY SO MUCHCLOSER.

OUT OF A BAD SITUATION-- SOMETHING GOOD COMES.

38:00HOLMES SAYS THE DISTRICT ISCONSIDERING HOLDING CATCH-UPOPPORTUNITIES -- FOR TARGETEDSTUDENTS -- IN JUNE AND JULY-- HOPEFULLY USING STIMULUSFUNDS COMING FROM STATE.

ANDHE'LL DO THAT SAME AT THESTART OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.