Thousands of parents and students at several charter schools in Palm Beach County are now left scrambling.
ARE NOW LEFT SCRAMBLING.
THEYJUST RECEIVED WORD CLASSROOMSWILL NOT REOPEN....AND THEONLY OPTION FOR THE BEGINNINGOF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS VIRTUALLEARNING.
TONIGHT - WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYAN HUGHES ISBREAKING DOWN WHY THE SCHOOLSCHANGED COURSE.<< "I'M DEVASTATED AND IT'SBEEN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND ISTILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'MGOING TO DO." ALEXIS DELUCA ISNOW LOOKING INTO A PLAN C FORHER TWIN DAUGHTERS...WHO WERESET TO START FIRST GRADE ATRENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL ATPALMS WEST IN ROYAL PALMBEACH.
'THEY REALLY HAD DONE ALOT TO GET THIS READY TO WHEREI FELT ENTIRELY COMFORTABLEWITH RETURNING MY CHILDREN TOA CLASSROOM FROM DAY ONE OFTHE SCHOOL YEAR." BEINGWORKING PARENTS...DELUCA ANDHER HUSBAND TURNED TO THECHARTER SCHOOL OPTION...AFTERTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT AGREED TO BEGIN THEYEAR WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING.CHARTER SCHOOLS USA, WHICHOVERSEES 7 CHARTER SCHOOLS INPALM BEACH AND TWO IN ST LUCIECOUNTY...WAS GIVING PARENTSTHREE OPTIONS...INCLUDINGIN-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.
"ILOOKED INTO THE SCHOOL...ITWAS CLOSE TO MY HOME...IT HITA LOT OF THE MARKS I WASLOOKING FOR, SO WE ENROLLED."BUT THURSDAY, DELUCA RECEIVEDA LETTER FROM THECEO...CHANGING COURSE...ANDNOW ONLY OFFERING A FULLMOBILE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE."IN PALM BEACH, ALONG WITHBROWARD AND DADE WE DECIDEDTHAT WE NEED TO START ONLY INA MOBILE ENVIRONMENT BASED ONTHE HIGH COVER RATES STILL INTHAT MARKET." CEO JON HAGESAYS THE SCHOOLS WILL BE USINGNEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP BRINGTHE STUDENTS INTO THECLASSROOM FOR EVERYONE'SSAFETY.
HE SAYS IT WASN'T ANEASY DECISION...AND FEELS FORWORKING PARENTS.
WE'RE ALLCROSSING OUR FINGERS TOGETHERAND IF COVID DATA CONTINUES TODECLINE WHEN READY AND SAFE WEWILL REOPEN CLASSES, BUT IWILL SAY THIS WE WON'T DO THATOVERNIGHT WE'LL DO THATCAREFULLY." WE'RE TOLD THE TWOLOCATIONS IN ST LUCIE COUNTYWILL STILL OPEN UP FORSTUDENTS, WHILE PROVIDINGPARENTS WITH TWO VIRTUALOPTIONS BECAUSE CASES ARE NOTAS HIGH THERE.
DELUCASAYS...SHE'S NOW LOOKING INTOA PRIVATE SCHOOL OPTION.
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