Cincinnati Public Schools parents have mixed feelings about return to school plan, poll shows

Over 10,000 parents responded to the poll, indicating their confidence level in the district's return to school plan during the pandemic.

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERSARE STILL AT ODDS -- ABOUT HOWTHE LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOLSYSTEM IN THE TRI-STATE SHOULDOPEN ITS DOORS BACK UP FOR THECOMING SCHOOL YEAR..."I'm confident our schools aregoing to be the safest placesin thecity."Our buildings are going to besafe.""I think that the district'splan has great guidelines butnot at the purple level wherewe'reheaded.""They are fearful.""BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS OFCHILDREN WHO ATTEND CINCINNATIPUBLIC SCHOOLS?TONIGHT -- ASURVEY IS REVEALING HOW MANYOF THEM FEEL -- ABOUT THEIRKIDS RETURNING TO SCHOOL ORTAKING PART IN ONLINECLASSES."THE SURVEY --CONDUCTED LAST WEEK -- WASAIMED AT GAUGING THE RESPONSEFOR THE NEWLY-ANNOUNCED SCHOOLREOPENING PLAN...THE RESPONSES SHOW -- MORETHAN TWO- THIRDS OF PARENTS DOPLAN TO HAVE THEIR CHILDRENRETURN TO A CPS SCHOOL IN THEFALL.IT ALSO SHOWED -- MORETHAN HALF OF PARENTS ARE NOTINTERESTED IN ONLINELEARNING.GOING BEYOND THESENUMBERS -- WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER RAVEN RICHARD SHOWSUS HOW SOME PARENTS AREREACTING TO THE PROPOSED PLANS.I don't like the three day andtwo day.two day.

It's just going to bedifficult for parents and theteachers.I don't believe I have a firmsense of confidence that theyhave the whole situationfigured out.I feel like they got into aroom and was just like let'sdo this, let's see how thisworks.

THREE PARENTS OFCINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLKIDS-THE FEELINGS ARE MIXEDBUT ALL HAVE ONE THING INCOMMON"safety"THE CURRENT FALL PLANFOR C-P-S IS FOR STUDENTS TOHAVE BLENDED LEARNING-SOME INCLASS SOME DAYS WHILE OTHERSARE ONLINE LEARNING AND ITROTATES.

DONNA BIVENS IS ASCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND HAS ATHIRDGRADER."I don't think that I'm evengoing to send him back toschool.

I think I'm going todo the online for the restbecause how they can possiblycontrol the coronavirus in theschool system."SHE WORKING TOFIND A SITTER AND IS CONCERNEDABOUT COVID-19SPREADING."thinking about the teachersgetting sick, me getting sick,me spreading it to mycoworkers.

It's a possibilitythat we could all get sickbecause they're willing tosend the kids back to school."MAJORITY OF FOLKS IN THESURVEY SAID NO TO THE CPSDIGITAL ACADEMY BUT A GOODAMOUNT ARE UNSURE.

CPS SAYS ITWILL PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESSAND A DEVICE FOR EVERY ONE OFITSSTUDENTS.SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 17TH.

IFHAMILTON COUNTY IS RAISED TOTHE PURPLE CRISIS LEVEL FORCOVID-19 -- THAT COULD CHANGESCHOOL PLANS AGAIN.

AT THE CPSEDUCATION CENTER, RAVENRICHARD, WCPO NINE NEWS.