Owasso Parents Split on School Plan

Owasso Parents Split on School Plan

STUDENTS IN OWASSO PUBLICSCHOOLS -- GIVEN LESS THAN AWEEK TO MAKE MAJOR DECISIONSON THEIR EDUCATION THISSCHOOL YEAR.

WILL THEY GOBACK TO IN-PERSON CLASSES ORMOVE TO A VIRTUAL SYSTEM.IN TONIGHT'S PROJECT SAFESCHOOLS -- 2 WORKS FOR YOU'SMASON MAURO SHOWS US WHATPARENTS ARE SAYING.

MASON?VINCENT, A NUMBER OF PARENTSWERE GLAD TO SEE OWASSOPUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE ITSDECISION TO RETURN TOIN-PERSON CLASSES ONSEPTEMBER 17TH.

OTHERSTELL ME - NEITHER OPTIONOFFERED BY THE DISTRICT ISACCEPTABLE.

THEY SAY THEIRKIDS ARE FORCED TO CHOOSETHEIR EDUCATION OR THEIRHEALTH."I can understand bad news,but I hate disingenuousnews." :04 TURNING BACK ONITS WORD.THAT'S WHAT OWASSOHIGH SCHOOL PARENT RONGORE SAYS THE DISTRICT DIDWHEN SUPERINTENDENT DR. AMYFICHTNER ANNOUNCED A RETURNTO SCHOOL IN LESS THAN TWOWEEKS."I just don't think it'svery responsible to beputting a bunch of kidsinside of a building." :04IN HER ANNOUNCEMENT FRIDAY -DR. FICTHNER ACKNOWLEDGEDTHE DISTRICT'S FORMERCRITERIA FOR A RETURN TOCLASSES - TWO STRAIGHT WEEKSIN YELLOW OR GREEN LEVELSFOR COVID CASES IN TULSACOUNTY.

IT'S STILL IN THESTATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S- ORANGE LEVEL 1 DESIGNATION- WITH 18-AND-A-HALF CASESPER 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE."Uh oh.

It's going to causequite a difficulty for us tofigure out what to do withour son." :06 AIDEN GORE ISA SOPHOMORE AT OWASSO HIGH.SINCE THE START OF THESEMESTER ON AUGUST 24TH - HEAND OTHER STUDENTS AREATTENDING CLASSES THROUGHTHE "PIVOT TO HOME" PROGRAM."It's worked out well forhim." :01 IT'S A VIDEOSESSION.STUDENTS AT HOME ONTHEIR LAPTOPS - THEIRTEACHER IN A CLASSROOM -INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTIONTHROUGH A LIVE CAMERA FEED.IN A "PIVOT TO HOME PACKET"SENT TO PARENTS ON AUGUST7TH - THE DISTRICT SAYSEXPECT THE PLAN TO LAST "ATLEAST THE FIRST NINE WEEKSOF THE FALL SEMESTER."THEY'RE TOSSING IT FOR AVIRTUAL PROGRAM IN LESS THANHALF THAT TIME."You finally get into thegroove of something and thenthey throw a wrench in it.":05"It's.it's quitefrustrating." :01 FOR AIDEN- THE CHOICE IS ASCHALLENGING AS HIS COURSES.HE SAYS HIS CURRENT ADVANCEDCLASSES ON "PIVOT TO HOME"AREN'T OFFERED IN THEVIRTUAL PROGRAM."You're left with the optionof getting a substandardeducation or putting yourhealth at risk." :04"He's probably leaningtoward going back to schoolbut not because he wants tobut because he feels sort ofdoomed." :04 THAT CLASSROOMCLOCK TICKING TOWARD THEBELL - THE DEADLINE TODECIDE 10 O'CLOCK ONWEDNESDAYNIGHT.BOTH PARENTS I SPOKE WITHSAY THEY JUST DON'TUNDERSTAND WHY THEY CAN'TCONTINUE TO USE THE "PIVOTTO HOME" PROGRAM.

THEY SAYIT WORKS GREAT FOR THEIRKIDS - BUT I'VE SEEN OTHERPARENTS ONLINE SAY IT'SUNRELIABLE.THE DISTRICT DID QUALIFY ITSDECISION TO RETURN TO SCHOOLSAYING, "WE'VE REACHED APOINT IN THE DATA AND TRENDSTHAT IS SIMILAR TO WHERE WEWERE IN MID-JULY WHEN OURINTENTION WAS THAT WE WOULDCONVENE IN OUR PHYSICALCLASSROOMS."I'VE REACHED OUT TO THEDISTRICT AND AM WAITING ONFURTHER COMMENT.

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