WCCB Charlotte's CW
January 18, 2021
CHARLOTTE, NC. — Whitney Morrow has three children at Huntersville Elementary School. The single mom helps them learn remotely while also trying to work part-time to make ends meet. She doesn’t get to her work until her children are done with school.
“The time that I should be able to devote to them, just attention, I can’t because I am done having to pick up my workday at home and entertain them at the same time. A lot of times it’s a circus it’s a balancing act,” Morrow says.
She says the CMS Board of Education’s decision to extend remote learning until at least February 12th felt like a punch in the stomach. Morrow worries it will impact their social and emotional development. Right now, she can’t afford daycare or a group learning pod.