Technical difficulties abound in the new school year

Distance learning was not only a hot topic.

In a meeting, Wednesday school board members also discussed how to finalize plans for the return of brick and mortar schools.

SCHOOL.

DISTANCE LEARNING THATHAS LEFT SOME FEELINDISCONNECTED.

BUT ITS NOT THEONLY ISSUE FACING SCHOOLLEADERS.

THERE'S ALSOQUESTIONS ON JUST WHAT THEPLAN WILL BE FOR ON-CAMPLEARNING.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5TODD WILSON HAS THE STORY.<< (SOT 02:03:00) IN THEBEGINNING, IT WAS A LITTLEROCKY.

NATS: (VO) SCHOOL JUSTSTARTED FOR LESANDRA ANDBRANDON PEEK'S KIDS ANDALREADY THEY'RE DEALING WITHDISTANCE LEARNING ISSUES.

(SOT02:07:00) 5 SEC (LESANDRAPEEK) BECAUSE ZOOM HAD LIKE AWORLDWIDE CRASH SO THAT WAS ALITTLE HARD FOR THE KIDS.NATS: (VO) LESANDRA SAYSCONNECTIONS WERE SO BADSTUDENTS COULDN'T SEE THETHEIR TEACHERS.

EMAILS WERESENT OUT TO PARENTS FROM THESCHOOLS PRINCIPAL.

(SOT02:40:00) 3 SEC SHE LET USKNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO THATTHEY WOULDN'T BE COUNTEDABSENT.

NATS: (VO) STUDENTSWEREN'T THE ONLY ONE IMPACTED.ARIEL ALEXIS IS A FIFTH GRADETEACHER AT JERRY THOMASELEMENTARY.

(SOT 1:30:00) 15SEC THE FIRST DAY YOU KIND OFEXPECTED NOT ALL THE STUDENTSTO HAVE LOGGED ON ON TIME ANDKNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.

BUTIT SEEMS AS THE DAYS ARE GOINGBY IT'S GETTING EVEN TOUGHERBECAUSE A LOT OF STUDENTS AREHAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEINTERNET CONNECTION.NATS:22:17:23.

2 SEC INWORLD WHERE THERE'S A WILL,THERE'S A WAY.

DISTANCELEARNING IS NOT THE ONLY HTOPIC.

IN A MEETING WEDNESDAY- SCHOOL BOARD MEMEBRS ALSODISCUSSED HOW TO FINALIZEPLANS FOR THE RETURN OF BRICKAND MORTAR SCHOOLS.

(SOT) (DR.DONALD E.

FENNOY -SUPERINTENDENT) "I AM THESUPERINTENDENT AND IULTIMATELY BEAR THERESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OFTHIS, SO I AM PULLING THEWHOLE TEAM TOGETHER TOMORROW.WE ARE GOING TO GET TO THEFINISH LINE" NATS: (VO) ONEPOTENTIAL ISSUE - JUST HOWMANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEES MAYNOT BE READY TO RETURN...ALONG WITH THE FAMILIES WHOOPT TO REMAIN IN DISTANCELEARNING.

(SOT) IT COULDCREATE A REAL PROBLEM FORPARENTS BECAUSE THEIR CHILDRENHAVE BONDED AND GOTTEN TO KNOWA TEACHER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,THEY ARE GOING TO GET ASTRANGER FOR THEIR ONLINTEACHER.

NATS: (VO) BACK ATTHE PEEKS HOUSEHOLD BOTH AGRTHEY'RE DEALING WITH A NEWNORMAL.

(SOT 03:11:57) 7 SECIT'S VERY DIFFERENT ESPECIALLYFROM THE WAY WE WERE BROUGHTUP.

OF COURSE, BEING AT SCHOOLAND GETTING YOUR CLOTHES READYFOR THE FIRST DAY.

NATS: (VO)IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, TODDWILSON, WPTV NC 5.