ICYMI: 55% of Nashville families want to send their children back to school if schools reopen in the spring.

@MetroSchools is one of only a few Tennessee school districts that have remained predominantly virtual this fall. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2020/12/08/nashville-schools-in-person-learning-coronavirus-spring-semester/3860185001/
Majority of Metro Nashville public school families want their children to return to school in-per...

About 2,498 families who initially selected in-person learning as their preference in September changed their preference to virtual learning.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2020/12/08/nashville-schools-in-person-learning-coronavirus-spring-semester/3860185001/
Comparatively, over in Memphis — that state’s largest school district — only about 28K of @SCSK12Unified’s 80,000+ students plan to return to campus.

Remember, Shelby County Schools have yet to reopen this academic year. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2020/12/07/most-shelby-county-schools-teachers-teach-home-buildings-reopen-january/6484333002/
4 in 5 teachers will teach from home when Shelby County Schools reopens buildings

On Monday, the district released results from student and teacher surveys about returning to classrooms.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2020/12/07/most-shelby-county-schools-teachers-teach-home-buildings-reopen-january/6484333002/
And in Chattanooga, where the coronavirus rages and the Hamilton County Health Department recently suspended contact tracing services, only about 8200 of @hamcoschools’ about 45K students plan to continue learning remotely next semester. https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/dec/08/nearly-8000-more-hamiltcounty-students-will-r/537495/
Nearly 8,000 more Hamilton County students will return to the classroom in January

Thousands more students will be returning to Hamilton County Schools classrooms in January as parents step away from virtual learning options.

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/dec/08/nearly-8000-more-hamiltcounty-students-will-r/537495/
Postscript to this thread: Great insight from @tnnaterau and @TNLookout here on how Nashville actually compares to other districts of similar size and demographics across the country when it comes to opening/closing ⬇️ https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/12/09/analysis-shows-most-u-s-urban-school-districts-moved-to-remote-learning-at-thanksgiving/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ef8515c1-f823-4130-b9d7-ab3d4b957b64
Analysis shows most U.S. urban school districts moved to remote learning at Thanksgiving – Tennes...

Nashville is one of the majority of urban school districts that switched to remote learning at Thanksgiving or were already teaching remotely.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/12/09/analysis-shows-most-u-s-urban-school-districts-moved-to-remote-learning-at-thanksgiving/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ef8515c1-f823-4130-b9d7-ab3d4b957b64
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