Karyn Bechtel, a district parent and outgoing Portola Valley School District governing board member, said parents are "very interested" in their children returning to campus. Still, she doesn't see the value of students returning to classrooms just to sit on their computers.
Dr. Caroline Krauskopf, a parent who has been vocal at numerous school board meetings about wanting students to return to classrooms, said at-home learning is resulting in learning loss and negative health impacts for students. In-person learning has been working in other schools across the globe and country, with few schools becoming hot spots for COVID-19 transmission, she said.