Parents hold meeting over Olentangy Schools’ commencement plan
Four mother’s of seniors in the Olentangy Local Schools district say they met with the superintendent Wednesday. Author: Clay Gordon Updated: 5:57 PM EDT April 7, 2021
Four concerned parents over their school district’s high school graduation ceremonies met with the superintendent to voice their concerns, the parents say.
Olentangy Local Schools planned this year’s commencement with a similar look to 2020. Some parents that spoke to 10TV were hoping the district would rethink their decision, and pitched a new proposal Wednesday.
“I do believe the district has fully evaluated all of the options,” said Denise Steele, the mother of an Olentangy High School senior. “ I feel they have put in a lot of time and energy and they have really put a lot of thought into it and I think our conversation with them today was helpful in explaining what we are hearing from parents.”
Olentangy Schools parents, students share thoughts on returning to class full time
“We recognize that in-person learning has not been associated with community spread. But the reason we waited until staff was vaccinated was because staff transmission was of greatest concern,” Raiff told board members during their Feb. 25 meeting.
Berlin High School junior Cameron Pack said she’s glad to be returning to full in-person classes, despite some concerns over how that’s going to look and feel.
“I’m a little nervous to see how it’s going to work in the classroom,” Pack said. “Doubling the number of students makes me nervous. A couple of my classes already have 20 people in hybrid, so how are they going to allow for us to keep a distance? On the other hand, some of my classes are very small.