I posted this link in the “big” thread, then thought it could also be useful here for anyone not interested in the bulk of the other stuff there:
It’s the first poll I’ve seen about schools. It doesn’t even touch staff returning, just teachers and students. There are also other questions they asked if anyone wants to see the whole article.
“If schools reopen this fall, nearly 1 in 5 teachers surveyed said they weren’t likely to return to teaching. Among teachers 55 and older, those with the most experience, one in four said they probably wouldn’t return.”
“There are qualms among parents as well. If classrooms reopen this fall, parents by 59%-36% say they would be likely to pursue at-home options, such as an online classes or home schooling. By double digits, men were more likely than women to consider pursuing those alternatives. Those with lower household incomes were more interested than those with higher incomes, and racial minorities were more interested than whites.”
Homeschooling doesn’t pull from our budget - it saves a district money TBH, but students who go to the online schools get their portion of the school’s money sent to the online company here in PA if I’m recalling correctly - someone can fix it if I’m wrong. It’s been awhile since that topic came up in a conversation I’ve been involved in. Having a high percentage of kids doing that will really put a wrench in the school budget - on top of trying to replace teachers and staff. Though… I guess if so many students don’t return we won’t need as many teachers?
So many variables for schools to be pondering and no clear answer. We won’t even know what reopening did for/to the country until July to have an idea if the fear will still be there in the fall.