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Unit 5 plans to bring its elementary students back to the classroom five days a week, starting later this week.
The decision has parents in the district divided over safety, mental health, and all the other issues the pandemic has raised.
Mike Klug has two children enrolled in Unit 5 schools. Both kids have been learning remotely since March. Klug said while his children miss their friends, they’ve been thriving in the remote format.
He doesn’t agree with the argument that schools should reopen to prevent kids from falling behind.
“These kids are not falling behind because there’s no one that they’re falling behind,” Klug said. “They’re all in the same situation. There’s not other kids that are getting ahead of them.”