Novato parents push to open more schools for in-person learning
Protesters frustrated with Zoom classrooms and distance learning want schools to reopen in Novato.
NOVATO, Calif. - More than 100 people protested in Novato Tuesday evening, demanding an accelerated plan to get their children back into school. No more Zoom, no more Zoom, they chanted, outside school board headquarters before trustees held their meeting.
Families say they re at a tipping point with distance learning. We all really want our kids back full-time in-person and not just hybrid, said protest organizer Katie Stafford. A lot of us have one foot out the door, leaning toward private schools, added Stafford. Novato has already lost more than 400 kids and they stand to lose hundreds more if they don t have a definitive plan.