Parents struggle whether to buy school uniforms for upcoming year

As school districts debate whether to return to class this fall, should parents buy school uniforms?

WHILE THEY DO VIRTUAL?

ITLATE SUMMER TRADITION - BACKTO SCHOL SHOPPING.

BUT AS WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVEFOUND OUT, MANY PARENTS AREHOLDING OFF..(NATS) JIM HARRIS IS GEARINGUP& (NATS) FOR SCHOOL UNIFORMSEASON AT HARRIS SCHOOLUNIFORMS IN RIVIERA BEACH.ITTHIS YEAR.

LIMITED STORECAPACITY, STERILIZATIONSTATIONS, MASKS.

:42 WEHAVE TO SPRAY ALL THE CLOTHESWITH LYSOL OR SOME KIND OFDISINFECTANT BEFORE WE FOLDTHEM BACK UP AND PUT THEM BACKON THE SHELVES.

HE HAD SOMESLOW MONTHS LIKE ALLBUSINESSES BUT THINGS ARESETTLING.

2:30 WE ARE JUSTTRYING TO THINK OF OTHERAVENUES WE CAN THINK OFMID-JULY MARKS HIS BUSY SEASONAND HE1:30 WE ARE GOING OUT TO VISITSOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO CUTTHE BIG CROWDS IN HERE DOWN.SO WE WILL GO THERE, BESOCIALLY DISTANT AND SPACEDOUT AND BE DOING SMALLERGROUPS TORY S/U MANY PARENTSHAVE UNIFORMS SITTING INCLOSETS FROM LAST YEAR.

SOMETOO SMALL, OTHERS HARDLY WORN.BUT NOW THEYWHETHER OR NOT TO BUY THEM.MANY TAKING A WAIT AND SEEAPPROACH.

1:19 WE ARE JUSTHOLDING OFF TO SEE WHATHAPPENS.

ELIZA LIEBERMANKIDS ARE IN CHARTER SCHOOL.:37 IF THEY DO JUST VIRTUAL,THEY ARE ACTUALLY REQUESTINGTHE KIDS WEAR THEIR UNIFORMTOPS AND STUFF LAST YEAR,UNIFORMS COST UPWARDS OF 700DOLLARS.

:57 THATMONEY AND MY BUSINESS HAS BEENCLOSED SINCE MARCH SO WE ARE100 PERCENT HOLDING OFF.

FORGRANDMOTHER, CATHY CURRY,SHE:18-:22“ISCHOOL UNIFORMS FOR MY FAMILYDAYCARE HOME FOR MYSELF”FORGOING UNIFORMS FOR HERGRAND SON THIS YEAR.

:29 INOT LOOKING TO BUY ANYUNIFORMS HE WILL NOT BERETURNING TO SCHOOL BUTT TO:1:08 SAFETY FIRST.

CHILDRENFIRST.

ITTO DO WITH CHILDREN.

YOU DONPLAY WITH CHILDRENDESPITE THE SCHOOL YEAR UP INTHE AIR, HARRIS BELIEVESBUSINESS WILL BE BACK AS SOMEPARENTS SHIFT THE TYPE OFUNIFORMS THEY ARE BUYING.

3:35IT MAY BE BIGGER, BECAUSE IFANYTHING, A LOT OF PEOPLE MAYBE TAKING THEIR CHILDREN OUTOF THE LARGE PUBLIC SCHOOLSAND PUTTING THEM IN SMALLERPRIVATE SCHOOLS.

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