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. @ChiPubSchools recently asked students, teachers, and parents how they feel about returning to in-person learning during #COVID19, and the results were mixed.
The administration has looked toward reopening schools starting after the new year due to dropping attendance and grades. CPS reported a 2.9% drop in attendance from last fall and is also reporting higher percentages of failing grades across all subjects for the fall semester.
Chief Education Officer LaTanya McDade warned that the consequences of remaining online are very serious saying that “an entire generation of students” can be lost.
Chicago Public Schools recently announced a framework for reopening beginning after the New Year. Details of the plan can be found here: https://www.cps.edu/school-reopening-2020/
In the reopening, students who choose in-person learning will attend on assigned days to allow for social distancing. On days where students are not in person they will return to online learning. Here's a look at the opening dates.
Questions are being raised about the lack of details that are being provided about reopening. Parents are wondering about how these rules will be enforced, especially among younger children, as well as the effect that the hybrid learning method could have on them.
WATCH: At a recent @CTULocal1 meeting, attendees expressed their concerns about the plan.
READ: Check out our full story on Medium about the reaction to the CPS plan to reopen schools. https://link.medium.com/rWcd0l0p7bb
