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Some parents called the announcement whiplash from the state’s expectations that were set just a few weeks ago.
“I have this, I m scared. I m scared. Is it too good to be true?” said Heidi Belville, an APS parent.
Belville, a parent of two, said this past year has been difficult.
“For my son, his grades were just, going down. That s how this year has been, for him,” she said.
She said even one month of in-person learning can make all the difference, especially for her senior. Other parents, like Marissa Isaak Wald, agree with Belville.
“I really felt like the governor and her deputies were really listening to parents when we were saying that the school situation was inadequate for our kids,” said Isaak Wald, a charter school parent. “I really felt heard and listened to. And I sort of wish it didn t have to come to this where it was a top-down decision, but learning is a process of relationships and that was no
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The New Mexico Department of Health announced Thursday they would not go through with a major teacher vaccination clinic for Rio Rancho Public Schools the day before it was supposed to take place.
Many teachers told that KOB 4 spoke with said they’re devastated by NMDOH’s decision.
“I am also a mother besides being a teacher, and my mom who was high risk, takes care of my children. I m also high risk for several different health reasons. And so, the thought that I was going to be able to have this vaccination as a teacher as a mother and as a daughter, it was just it was overwhelming, and I was telling everybody about my excitement and then today when we heard the news, it was just a complete blow,” said Kari Capriglione, a teacher.