CPS board meeting on in-person learning

The Cincinnati Public Schools board could decide on Monday whether students will return to the classroom.

BOARD WILL ONCE AGAIN VOTE ONWHETHER THEY'LL MAKE THETRANSITION FROM VIRTUALLEARNING TO A BLENDEDMODEL.REPORTER ALLY KRAEMER ISLIVE WITH WHAT GOES INTO THEVOTE AND HOW EARLY STUDENTSCOULD RETURN.JULIE - THE DECISION WASSUPPOSED TO COME AT LASTWEEK'S BOARD MEETING, BUTMEMBERS SAID THEY WANTED MORETIME TO STUDY THE NUMBER OFCOVID-19 CASES IN THE CITY.THERE IS A PUSH TO RETURNSTUDENTS TO THE CLASSROOMBECAUSE AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OFVIRTUAL LEARNING - DISTRICTOFFICIALS ESTIMATE ABOUT 5,000STUDENTS AREN'T PARTICIPATINGAT ALL.

THAT'S IN PART BECAUSEAN ESTIMATED 3,600 STUDENTSARE WITHOUT HOME INTERNETACCESS.SOME NEVER PICKED UPTHEIR LAPTOPS OR TABLETS.PARENTS ARE SPLIT ON THEDECISION TO RETURN TO THECLASSROOMS, EVEN IN A BLENDEDMODEL OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSONLEARNING.

SOME SAY THEIRSTUDENTS HAVE ADJUSTED TOVIRTUAL LEARNING AND ARE DOINGWELL WITH IT.

OTHERS ARGUETHEIR CHILDREN NEED THESTRUCTURE AND HANDS-ONATTENTION THEY GET IN THECLASSROOM.SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULDMAKE THE DECISION AT TONIGHT'SMEETING WHICH IS STREAMEDONLINE.

IF THEY VOTE TO RETURNTO THE CLASSROOM IT COULD BEIMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS NEXTWEEK.

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