Parents and teachers weigh in on online learning struggles during deadline

The deadline has now passed for Chico Unified parents to choose which online education will work for their own children.

Teachers are still worried about education with online learning.

New tonight- the deadline has now passed for chico unified parents to choose which online education will work for their own children.

Action news now reporter esteban reynoso is live in chico.

Esteban, school starts in just a couple of weeks.

What are the options?

Parents had two choices - commit to fully online, or stay with the school in hopes that the county will open up later.

And some parents chose looking for that hope,*bu* some teachers are feeling hopeless when it comes to online teaching.

"so we decided just let's stick with the school right now, and we'll start online and we'll see what happens come spring time."

Chico unified gave parents until friday to choose between keeping students within their own school's cirriculum -- or commit to online classes only.

The school's cirriculum will change depending on that state's coronavirus response.

Stage 1 being fully online - where we currently are now.

And stage 4 being pre- coronavirus instruction.

"while we're at stage one they will be zooming with their students."

But both the chico unified district and parents who chose to keep their children with the school's cirriculum - are hopeful that soon students will return to the classroom.

"so hopefully in the spring time if everything is safe enough, that is the route we go but if they continue online that's something that we are prepared for as a family."

"if we go into stage two eventually, that means it puts us into an am or pm model, so if you're at one of your schools you will then go, am or pm with their teacher.

If they're at junior high or high school they will go right into the am or pm model."

However -- some teachers worry that online instruction will be difficult for them.

One chico unified employee that i spoke with tells me they feel left out of the loop.

"i'm pretty sure the way it's gonna work is, kids get monitored within the system and teachers serve as supervisors?

Again you can hear the confliction in my voice because again i don't know."

But another issue teacher's see -- is keeping the attention of the students through a screen "because at the end of the day the biggest difference is when you're a teacher you have control over your environment, when you're doing online you have no control over the environment."

Just let's stick with the school right now, and we'll start online and we'll see what happens come spring time."

Chico unified gave parents until friday to choose between keeping students within their own school's cirriculum -- or commit to online classes only.

The school's cirriculum will change depending on that state's coronavirus response.

Stage 1 being fully online - where we currently are now.

And stage 4 being pre- coronavirus instruction.

"wh yh he env when y do have no over en i spoke to a handful of parents today off camera and the overwhelming response was choosing to stay with the school cirriculum instead of committing to fully online.

Live in chico, esteban reynoso for action news now coverage you can count on.

Parents that did not choose an option by today's deadline -- their students will stay with their school cirriculum.