School starts Tuesday in Lee County, with more students returning in-person

School starts Tuesday in Lee County, with more students returning in-person

DELAYSLOOK FOR MORE DETAILS ON FOX 4NOW DOT COM.THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE STARTIAGAIN TOMORROW FOR STUDENTS INLEE COUNTY.BUT WHEN THEY GET BACK FROMWINTER BREAK, THEY’RE GOING TOFIND SOME NEW CLASSMATES.THAT’S BECAUSE THOUSANDS OFSTUDENTS ARE TRANSFERRING BACKTO IN-PERSON EDUCATION.FOX 4 REPORTER Rob Manch SPOKEWITH A PARENT AT CAPEELEMENTARY, WHO MADE THAT TOUGDECISION FOR HER FAMILY.HE’S LIVE WITH THE DETAILS FORUS TONIGHTBethany Bauer TRIED VIRTUAEDUCATION FOR MONTHS, BUT SHESAYS, IT JUST WASN’T WORKING.SO HER KIDS WILL BE HEADING BACKHERE TO CAPE ELEMENTARY, BUT SHESAYS THAT’S MAKING HER WORRIEDABOUT COVID-19.(:09 - :14)(:23 - :28)THIS IS HOW BETHANY BAUER’S KIDSHAVE BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL SINCESEPTEMBESHE SAYS, IT ISN’T WORKING.Bethany Bauer, Sending Kids BackTo School: "There are some kidswho can handle large amounts oscreen time.

My kids have neverbeen those kids.

Ever."(7s)BAUER’S CHILDREN WILL BE PART OFTHE 65 HUNDRED RETURNING TOIN-PERSON SCHOOL OVER THE NEXTMONTH.AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS WORKINGTO ACCOMMODATE THEM.Rob Spicker, Lee SchoolsSpokesman: "As more studentscome back, those desks getcloser, but they’re going to beas far apart as they can inevery classroom."(7s)BUT MORE STUDENTS, AND MORETEACHERS, MEANS MORE OPPORTUNITYFOR COVID-19 TRANSMISSION.BAUER SAYS IT’S ON HER MINEVERY DAY, BECAUSE SHE ALREADYHAD THE DISEASE ONCE.Bethany Bauer, Sending Kids BackTo School: "I’m concerned aboutgetting COVID agaiparticularly because of the longterm effects.

I’m worried aboutthe kids getting it, even ifthey get it mildly, becausedon’t know what the long termeffects can be."(13s)LEE SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN RobSpicker SAYS THE DISTRICT ISTRYING TO REASSURE PARENTS LIKBAUER THAT THE SCHOOL ISACTUALLY ONE OF THE SAFER PLACESKIDS CAN BE.Rob Spicker, Lee SchoolsSpokesman: "Our transmissionson-campus have been very minimalaccording to the HealthDepartment, which tells us thatthe protocols we put in placehave worked."(7s)BAUER SAYS, THIS NEXT MONTH WILLBE A TRYOUT FOR HER KIDS.SHE HOPES IT GOES WELL, BUTSHE’S ALSO PREPARED TO FINDANOTHER SOLUTION.Bethany Bauer, Sending Kids BackTo School: "I don’t know goingforward.

We may make yet anotherchange depending on thcircumstances in the upcominmonths."(8s)AND SPICKER TELLS ME, IF YSTILL HAVE YOUR CHILDRENENROLLED IN VIRTUAL SCHOOL, ITMAY NOT BE TOO LATE IF YOU WANTTO SEND THEM BACK IN-PERSON.IF THAT’S SOMETHING YOU’RE STILLCONSIDERING, YOU SHOULD CO