Deadline For Parents To Enroll Their Kids

Deadline For Parents To Enroll Their Kids

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We are bringing you back to school team coverage.

Right now -- time is running out for parents in athens to decide if they want to send their children back to traditional classrooms this year.

Or learn online because of coronavirus dangers.

We'll start with waay 31's ashley carter is live in athens where parents told her they're happy they have options.

Lauren clark and lauren hardison's children will both return to their elementary schools in person next month.

They told me the decision wasn't an easy one to make, and their happy the district chose to still keep the traditional learning option open for the start of school lauren hardison, athens parent: "i'm a nurse, my husband works.

We can't stay home to teach her."

That's why lauren hardison chose to send her third grade daughter back to the classroom when school begins next month she says after reviewing the districts re-opening plan she's confident the school district will do what it takes to keep students safe.

The re- opening plan includes safety and sanitation guidelines such as having children wear masks and small group instruction lauren hardison, athens parent: "i am personally confident in the school's ability to see when they might need to go to virtual, because we can do what's called blended, so if she's at school and cases begin to rise and i feel that i need her to come home and study from home and learn from home then i can do that and that option is available."

Other parents told me the decision wasn't easy....but believe the traditional brick and mortar school is the best option.

Lauren clark, athens parent: "he was so excited to just see his principal and other kids, so we can't take that away from him, he's too social he's way too social."

Clark and hardison say while the decision process was difficult....it is a huge weight off their shoulders lauren clark, athens parent: "once it's done it's like now we can just move forward and take that plan and run with it i guess."

Live in athens ashley c waay 31 news other school districts required parents to make their decision today.

That includes huntsville, arab and sheffield city schools.

Madison county schools also had a deadline today.

The school district says it would automatically enroll students to remote learning if they didn't register their kid