In the midst of the global pandemic that has been continuing for longer than any of us imagined when the country first shutdown in March, we all held our breaths ... waiting to see what the start of a new school year would hold. Would the district open up the school for in-person learning? Would all learning be done virtually? Would the official offer a combination? Who would decide?
And the answer is this: the governor of Michigan decided to leave it up to the individual school districts to decide if they were going to offer in-person learning and what their day-to-day schedules would entail. Laingsburg chose to offer both in-person and virtual learning, but without enough teachers to do both styles, students would only attend school for half-days.
Beginning on August 20th, the three older kids went back to school for the first time since the middle of March. It means wearing masks every day, sitting in designated seats on the bus, sitting apart from their friends in the classroom, no lunch served on-site (they are home for lunch every day), excessive sanitizing and afternoons free from learning. It's an adjustment, but one that we are happy to make so that they can return to the classroom for as long as they can.
This is 2020:
And Jimmy will also be attending school. He will be starting his 2nd (and final) year of preschool. His school will be open but will not start until Labor Day. And believe me, he is not happy about having to wait! He will be attending three mornings a week from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Frankly, the other kids attend for less time than him on those days because they arrive home on the bus by 11:45 am every day!
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