(4 Aug 2020) Parents and students in some states are getting their first look at a new school year as the coronavirus continues to cause upheaval in school systems around the country.
Parents in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee are among those who will be the first to navigate the new academic year as schools open up in parts of those states this week.
Many school districts had offered parents a choice of at least some in-person classes or remote instruction.
Melissa Reece said she opted to keep her two children in remote learning programs, at least for the fall semester.
"That was mostly influenced by the fact that we have high risk family members, including my daughter and other relatives, who we are close to," she told the Associated Press. "And just from us looking at the data, the numbers that are very high right now."
She said it's not a decision her family made lightly.
"Us and any other parents who have their kids in those virtual programs, we'll just have to really lean in and make sure kids are getting socialized and that we're paying attention to mental health and staying on top of those issues," Reece said. "I certainly don't want to see kids suffer the effects of isolation as we progress."
An uptick in COVID-19 cases in many states has prompted school districts to scrap in-person classes at least for the start of the school year, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington.
For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms. But it can cause severe symptoms in and be fatal for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems.
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