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Some parents opting to homeschool their children amid pandemic

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Some parents opting to homeschool their children amid pandemic
Some parents opting to homeschool their children amid pandemic
Some parents opting to homeschool their children amid pandemic

TESTS FOR REGULAR LICENSEAPPLICANTS.ETH PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED INSOME PARENTS CHOOSING TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN FORHE TFIRST TIME ACCORDING TO THECOMPANY TIMEOR F LEARNING WCHHIPROVIDES ONLINE EDUCATIONSERVICES FOR HOMESCHOOLINGPARENTS THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE FORFAMILIES HAD 20,000 MEMBERS INAUGUST OF 2019 AS OF LAST MONTH.THAT NUMBER HAS MORE THANDOUBLED TODAY.I SKEPO WITH A MOTHER FROMSPARTANBURG WHO’S DECIDED TOHOMESCHOOL HER FOURTH GRADERTHIS YEAR SARAH EVANS SENT METHIS PICTURE OF HER SON’S HOMESCHOOL SETUP.SHE SAYS LAR.ASCLS SIZES THE LACK OF A MASKMANDATE IN SCHOOL WORRIES ABOUTHER NINE-YEAR-OLD BEING EXPOSEDAND HAVING A THREE YEAR OLD ANDA NEWBORN BABY AT HOME MADE HERDECIDE TO HOMESCHOOL HER SONTHIS SCHOOL YEAR.SHE SAID ELEARNGNI IS NOT ANOPTION IN HER DISTRICT.SARAH IS A FOURTH GRADE TEACHER.SHE’ TSAKING THIS YEAR OFF FROMTEACHING AT PUBLIC SCHOOL.I ASKED HER IF HOMESCHOOLINGCOULD BE FOR EVERYONE.BECAUSE THERE’S SO MANYCURRICULUMS AND THERE’S SO MANYRESOURCES OUT THEREHOSCMEHOOLING CAN BE FOREVERYONE.YOU CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASEPROGRAMS THAT HAVE LIVE TEACHERSATOGRAMS THAT HAVE LIVE TEACHERSYOUR HOME THAT DO IT FOR YOUBECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THEBACKGROUND THAT I HAVE TYHE HAVETHAT KNOWLEDGE AND WITHHOLD SO,YES IT CAN.EVERYONE SARAH SAYS THISDECISION TO HOMESCHOOL HER SONIS LIKELY TEMPORARY AND SHE SAYSSHE HOPES SHE AND HER SON WLILRETURN TO THE CLASSROOMEVENTUALLY.SHE SAYS PARTSEN WHO AREINTERESTEDN I HOMESCHOOLING CANSTART THEIR RESEARCH BY GOING TOE

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