Mandy Gilbart News Today

Families flocked to private schools and homeschooling during the 2020-2021 school year when students at the public schools switched back and forth from virtual to hybrid learning due to the pandemic. Private schools in Carroll were offering in-person learning at the time. And some parents decided to take teaching in their own hands.

Families flocked to private schools and homeschooling during the 2020-2021 school year when students at the public schools switched back and forth from virtual to hybrid learning due to the pandemic. Private schools in Carroll were offering in-person learning at the time. And some parents decided to take teaching in their own hands.

I remember thinking “Everyone has to wear a mask all day long? How was that going to work for a new kindergarten student?” What unfolded was like nothing I have ever seen. There were a few days of adjustment, but what happened is what I should have known would happen, given our amazing principal and staff — kids were learning!