Students can start returning to school in person, but some teachers will remain home and Zoom into their classrooms; San Francisco mother Robin Herman reacts on ‘Fox & Friends.’
A San Francisco mother of two blasted California’s new concept for students to return to the classroom, Zoom in a Room. Parents can send their kids back to in-person learning next week with a laptop and headphones; but the twist is teachers will continue to work online from home. In addition, an adult monitor will watch the kids in class.
Robin Herman told Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt Thursday, this idea is a joke. It s very inconvenient for parents, for the kids, Herman said. The only reason I m sending my daughter to school is just from a socialization standpoint.
(CALmatters) – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday touted the state’s progress in reopening schools, even as California continues to offer its students the least amount of in-person learning in the country.
Silhouettes of students walking between buildings reflected in a window at Ruby Bridges Elementary school in Alameda on March 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
At a press conference at a Sonoma County elementary school that had reopened two days before, the governor said that more than 9,000 of the state’s 11,000 schools have already welcomed students back to campus or plan to do so soon. That’s about the same figure he cited a month ago. As of Wednesday, only 62% of elementary students, 37% of middle school students and 39% of high school students had the option of receiving some level of in-person instruction, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of state data.
Zoom in a Room: California ranks last in the country for reopening schools
By Jocelyn Gecker, Janie Har and Amy Taxin
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SAN FRANCISCO - Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: Zoom in a Room. In Los Angeles, students can start going back to school in person, but more than half say they will stick with distance learning.
More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced California’s classrooms to close, some of the largest school districts are welcoming back students this week. But the most populated state is lagging the rest of the country and in some cases offering options that parents say are unacceptable.
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Frustrated parents in San Francisco have coined a new phrase for their latest classroom reality: “Zoom in a Room.” In Los Angeles, students can start going back to school in person, but more than half say they will stick with distance learning.
More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced California’s classrooms to close, some of the largest school districts are welcoming back students this week. But the most populated state is lagging the rest of the country and in some cases offering options that parents say are unacceptable. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.