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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.