The following is a response to our call for people to share thoughts and concerns about Michigan schools returning to in-person learning this fall.
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“It is such a hard decision. I teach kindergarten and to get a child to learn remotely without having met me will be a huge challenge. The relationships that grow during the year between teacher and student and between peers won’t be the same or even happen at all. On the other hand, getting them to wash their hands and to remember to wipe when they go to the bathroom is difficult on a normal day, let a lone during a pandemic. It is a huge worry for me. I want them to have the best education, but above all I want my babies to be safe!”
-- Anonymous
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School confessionals: Share your thoughts, concerns about return to in-person learning
Michigan school districts, colleges and universities are working to prepare for a return to in-person classes this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In-person classes were stopped in March when the virus swept through Michigan. On June 30, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revealed her plan to help schools across the state return to in-person learning this fall. The “MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap” is a 63-page document that outlines coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols for each phase of Whitmer’s reopening plan.
The governor’s order requires each school district to adopt a COVID-19 plan that lays out how it will protect students and educators across the various phases of the Michigan Safe Start Plan. Whitmer’s roadmap is to be used as a guide.
This has everyone -- parents, teachers and students -- wondering whether this is a good idea, how well it can be accomplished, how safe everyone can be kept, and what exactly the best to do this will be.
Please share your thoughts and concerns about returning to in-person learning this fall -- we want to hear from you:
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