Tonawanda City School moms “not excited” about hybrid reopen plan

Tonawanda City School moms “not excited” about hybrid reopen plan

BUT JUST OUTSIDE OFBUFFALO --THE PLAN TO REOPENTONAWANDA CITYSCHOOLS CALLS FORA MIX OF REMOTE ANDIN-SCHOOL LEARNING.EACH DAY WE'BEEN HIGHLIGHTINGDISTRICT REOPENINGPLANS ACROSS THEREGION... ASCHILDREN PREPARETO HEAD SAFELY BACKTO SCHOOL.ALL NEW AT 6 -- 7EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEYTALKS WITH CITY OFTONAWANDA MOMSWHO SAY THEY'RENOT HAPPY WITHTHE DISTRICT'SREOPEN OPTION.ALICIA O'DONNELL.

"I'MDEFINITELY NOTEXCITED ABOUT THEHYBRID PLAN FOR OURFAMILY."CITY OF TONAWANDASCHOOL PARENTALICIA O'DONNELLSAYS SHE WASHOPING STUDENTSWOULD RETURN TOSCHOOL FOR FIVEDAYS A WEEK....ALICIA O'DONNELL.

"ITCONCERNS ME THATTHE KIDS WHO AREGOING -- ARE GOING TOHAVE CHALLENGESWITH SOME OF THEIREDUCATIONALDEVELOPMENT ANDTHEIR SOCIALDEVELOPMENT WITHTHE RESTRICTIONSTHEY'RE BEINGPRESENTED."THE DISTRICT ISSUEDA REOPEN PLANCALLING FOR BOTHFACE-TO-FACEINSTRUCTION TWODAYS A WEEK ANDDISTANCE LEARNING.O'DONNELL'S TENYEAR OLD SON AIDENATTENDS FLETCHERELEMENTARY ANDWANTS TO GO BACKFULL TIME...AIDEN O'DONNELL.

"DOYOU WANT TO GO BACKTO THECLASSROOM?.I'VENEVER WANTED TO GOBACK THIS MUCH...BEFORE I WAS KIND OFLIKE - I DON'T WANT TOGO BACK.BUT NOW IWANT TO GO BACKBECAUSE I MISSEVERYONE."THESE CITY OFTONAWANDA MOSAY STAGGERINGSCHOOL DAYS COULDACTUALLY BE MOREDANGEROUS...MICHELLE NITSCHEHAS THREE KIDSATTENDINGTONAWANDA CITYSCHOOLS.

SHEARGUES SENDINGKIDS JUST A COUPLEOF DAYS A WEEKMEANS PARENTS WILLSCRAMBLE TO FINDMORE DAY CARE...MICHELLE NITSCHE."YOU'RE MAKING YOURPOND LARGER AND THEMORE FISH IN THEPOND YOU AREINTERACTING WITHSO I THINK IT'SCOMPLETELY DOINGTHE OPPOSITE."THE MOMS SAYREMOTE - HOME-SCHOOLING IS AMAJOR CHALLENGEFOR FAMILIES.

CITYOF TONAWANDAMOTHER TABITHAMEARA AGREES...ANDSHE'S ALREADY AHOME SCHOOLPARENT....MEARA SAYS IT'S NOTA SMALL TASK...TABITHA MEARA.

"SOIT'S NOT A SWITCH.AND I THINK THATWAS KIND OFCOMMUNICATED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE..OHYOU SWITCH ON OVERAND THAT'S NOTREALLY THE TRUTH..ITTAKES SOME TIME."BUT FOR PARENTSWHO DON'T WANT TOSEND THEIR KIDSBACK...ALL REMOTELEARNING WOULD BEPROVIDED...HOWEVERPARENTS MUSTNOTIFY THE DISTRICTBY THIS MONDAY.EILEEN-STANDUP: "THESUPERINTENDENTSAYS HE WASUNAVAILABLE FORCOMMENT DUE TOPREVIOUSCOMMITMENTS.

NOWTHE FIRST DAY OFCLASSES FORSTUDENTS FOR BOTHREMOTE AND IN-SCHOOL LEARNINGWILL BE SEPTEMBER2ND.

IN THE CITY OFTONAWANDA, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN."