Another local, Marie Harrison, had two kids in public school at Beachside Montessori K-8 in Hollywood: a son in 5th grade and a daughter going into 8th.
Throughout the summer, she decided to leave her son at Beachside, but moved her daughter over to a private school. I made the decision to move her as she was proceeding into 8th grade. I didn’t think it would be a deep enough or broad enough education to be online for another year if that came to pass,” Harrison explained.
She said at the time, she did not trust the Broward County Public Schools district to provide a quality educational experience during the pandemic, but she had faith in her son’s teacher.
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The union says more kids in the classroom means less room for social distancing.
“We are concerned about the health of our parents, of our students, and our teachers,” said John Moreno Escobar, a parent who has a son at Sawgrass Elementary School.
“Aside from fighting for teachers we also need to challenge the consensus that we should be sending more kids to school and sacrificing the need to social distance,” said Rocco Diaz, a senior at Fort Lauderdale High School.
Rocco admitted that even if the number of students in his classes doubled, there would still be plenty of physical distancing space.