School district votes for hybrid learning model as El Dorado County moves into state's orange tier

Bridgette Bjorlo reports

HAVE AT SCHOOL, FOX 40'SBRIDGETTE BJORLO HEARD FROMPARENTS ON BOTH SIDES TONIGHT.DOZENS OF FAMILIES LINEDTHE STREETS OUTSIDE OF OAKRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAYCALLING ON THE ELDORADO UNIONHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REOPENFOR IN PERSON CLASSES ARE HERETO BE OUR OWN STUDENTS UNION.FIGHTING LIKE MOST CAMPUSESACROSS THE GOLDEN STATE THEDISTRICT KICKED OFF THE SCHOOLYEAR WITH ALL DISTANCELEARNING, BUT THESE PARENTSDEMONSTRATING SAY THEIR KIDSHAVE SUFFERED ACADEMICALLYUNDER THE ONLINE MODEL KARINAPROVIDING EDUCATION THAT ITFELT LIKE A FIRST DATE AFRACTION EL DORADO COUNTYBEING HERE THERE IS NO REASONIT SHOULD NOT BE IN SCHOOLAFTER BEING CLEARED TO OPENPART TIME BY THE EL DORADOCOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTDISTRICTS SURVEYED MORE THAN3,000 PARENTS FOR THEIR INPUTON A POSSIBLE HYBRID LEARNINGPLAN, THOSE PARENTSOVERWHELMINGLY VOTED IN FAVOROF PART-TIME CLASSES WITH SOMEWANTING FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONONLY KIDS ARE GETTING.THE MOST AMOUNT OF THEIREDUCATION AND TEACHING ANDTHEN WE WANT TO GO FULL TIMEAS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.BUT DURING TONIGHT'SMEETING NOT EVERYONE WAS ASENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SENDINGSTUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL AND AMVEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO THEHYBRID LEARNING MODEL SOMEBODYWITH AN AUTO IMMUNE TO BE WEWOULD BE RISKING THE CALL TOPUT A LOOSE TALK ABOUT HISHEALTH AND EDUCATION EVEN SOMETEACHERS IN THE DISTRICTWEIGHED IN WITH THEIR CONCERNSWILL HAVE OR LEARNING TOCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE HELP FROMTHEIR FUTURE.THEY'LL BE LEFTINSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDSDO THAT.BUT THE MAJORITY OF PARENTSSAY LEARNING ENTIRELY AT HOMEISN'T THE BEST OPTION AND LOOKFORWARD TO THE DAY THEY CANONCE AGAIN SEND THEIR KIDS OFFTO THE CLASSROOM IS WHAT OURSTUDENTS NEED TO DO BETTER.HER KIDS.BRIDGETTE BJORLO FOX, 40