School starts next week, but Boone County families still don't know what to expect

With less than a week left until the academic year begins in Boone County, Kentucky, parents still aren’t sure what lies ahead or what they should be doing to get ready.

WEBSITE.NEXT WEEK SCHOOLS ACROSSGREATER CINCINNATI BEGINVIRTUAL LEARNING DUE TO THEPANDEMIC.AND SOME PARENTS ATONE LOCAL DISTRICT ARGUE THEYARE NOT PREPARED.WCPO NINENEWS REPORTER COURTNEYFRANCISCO REPORTS FROM BOONECOUNTY KENTUCKY.LL INTRO SCHOOL HERE STARTSNEXT TUESDAY FOR 21,000STUDENTS IN ONE OF THE AREA'SBIGGEST DISTRICTS AND SOMEPARENTS ARE READY-- OTHERS SAYTHEY DONT KNOW THEIR CHILD'STEAHCERS OR SCHEDULE..

SOMEARE STILL PICKING UPCOMPUTERS...SO I SPOKE TOPEOPLE IN CHARGE HERE TO GETANSWERS.--WE'VE SEEN YOURPICTURES... AND LIST OFCONCERNS ABOUT STARTING ONLINECLASSES IN BOONE COUNTY NEXTWEEK.SOT:CHELSEA FISCH, BOONECOUNTY PARENT:40 We don'treally know what's going on.CHELSEA FISCH HAS THREE BOYSIN THREE DIFERENT SCHOOLSACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SHE TELLSME HER HIGH SCHOOLER DOES NOTKNOW HIS CLASS SCHEDULE YETHEATHER EGGLESTON'SFIFTH-GRADER DOES NOT KNOWWHAT TEACHER HE HAS THIS YEAR.NAT POP2:05 Yeah..."OTHERS SAYTHE DISTRICT SENT OUTCOMPUTERS WITH MISSINGKEYBOARD LETTERS.AND SAY NOTEVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THEINTERNET TO LOG ON FOR SCHOOL.SOT:JAMES DETWILER, ASSISTANTSUPERINTENDENT252 That hasbeen an issue UNTIL LASTWEEK--- THE PLAN WAS FORSTUDENTS TO BE IN CLASSROOMSHALF THE WEEK... AND SPEND THEOTHER HALF DOING ONLINECLASSES.

IT CHANGED LESS THANTWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST DAYOF SCHOOL BECAUSE THE GOVERNORSUGGESTED SCHOOLS SWITCH TOONLINE ONLY BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC... SO YOU CANT JUSTSHOW UP TO SCHOOL AND FIGUREOUT YOUR SCHEDULE ANDTEACHERS... SOT: ASSISTANTSUPERINTENDENT OF BOONE COUNTYSCHOOLS JAMES DETWILER928This is not the way we like tooperate.

Obviously we knowthat this is a hardship on thefamilies.TOMORROW AND FRIDAYTHE DISTRICT SAYS PARENTS CANEXPECT AN EMAIL OR CALL FROMTHE SCHOOL WITH HIGHSCHOOLERS' SCHEDULES... HESAYS ALSO CHECK THE PARENTPORTAL.SOT: ASSISTANTSUPERINTENDENT OF BOONE COUNTYSCHOOLS JAMES DETWILER608 Thebuilding of the schedules havebeen very very complicated."UNLIKE HIGH SCHOOL HE SAYSMIDDLE AND ELEMENTARYSCHOOLERS HAVE ONE TEACHER ALLDAY... THEY SHOULD KNOW WHOTHE TEACHER IS BY FRIDAY.HESAYS THE DISTRICT HAS ENOUGHCOMPUTERS FOR STUDENTS.IASKED- IF THE DISTRICT ISPAYING FOR WIFI-- SOT:ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OFBOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS JAMESDETWILER826 We will set themup in some way, and we haveagencies that work with us tomake sure students have whatthey need.AS FOR COMPUTERSWITH PHYISCAL ISSUES;SOT:ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OFBOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS JAMESDETWILER727 "It's a concern,but it's not prob at the topof the list IF YOUR COMPUTERDOESN'T WORK-- HE SAYS CALLTHE SCHOOL TO GET IT FIXED...BECUASE THIS PLAN IS IN PLACEUNTIL SEPTEMBER 28TH.SOT:CHELSEA FISCH, BOONE COUNTYPARENT116 I will probably bescrambling this weekend once Ifigure out what's going on==LLTAG:SO IF YOU STILL NEED ACOMPUTER OR WIFI THE FIRSTSTEP IS TO CALL YOUR CHILD'SSCHOOL TO FIND OUT HOW TO GETIT... IF YOU NEED FOOD, SAMETHING- CALL THE SCHOOL.REPROTING IN BOONE COUNTY KYCF WCPO NINE NEWS.