What Students Think About Reopening Schools Amid a Pandemic
What Students Think About Reopening Schools Amid a Pandemic
SOLEDAD: A GROWING NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ARE CLOSING. JUST DAYS AFTER REOPENING. AS THE PANDEMIC THREATENS TO UP-END ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS WHO ARE LISTENING TO THE DEBATE THAT'S SWIRLING AROUND THEM. THEY, TOO, ARE TORN ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND WHAT'S AT STAKE ISABEL: MY NAME IS ISABEL CHAN AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT BEACON HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY. CASSIELLE: I'M CASSIELLE CAMPI. I'M A SOPHOMORE AT LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY. ISABEL: WHEN SCHOOL CLOSED, I FELT REALLY CONFUSED BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHEN SCHOOL WAS GONNA OPEN UP AGAIN. I'M LIKE A REALLY EXTROVERTED PERSON, SO I REALLY MISS GETTING TO SEE MY FRIENDS AND TEACHERS, LIKE EVERY DAY CASSIELLE: HONESTLY, WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS REALLY SCARED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS DEADLY VIRUS AND IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY IS GOING TO CATCH IT OR LIKE HOW TO STAY SAF ISABEL: I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR. I CHOSE ALL ONLINE JUST BECAUSE I WAS LIKE WORRIED ABOUT SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE IN A SCHOOL DAY IN SUCH CONTAINED ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE TAKING THEIR MASKS OFF AND NOT BEING COMPLETELY SAFE. CASSIELLE: I'M PLANNING ON GOING BACK TO SCHOOL FOR NOW. BUT IF THE SCHEDULE THEY CHOOSE IS UNSAFE, I THINK THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE BEST TO DO REMOTE. ISABEL: I HONESTLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE GOING FULL ONLINE, AT LEAST FOR THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IN OTHER STATES THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE BACK TO SCHOOL WE'VE SEEN HOW HARD IT IS TO MANAGE SUCH A HIGH AMOUNT OF STUDENTS. CASSIELLE: I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE TEACHERS. BUT I THINK TH
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What Students Think About Reopening Schools Amid a Pandemic
As colleges and school districts work to reopen in-person learning, a growing number are shutting down within days of welcoming students back to campus. While we’ve heard from elected leaders, health officials, school administrators and parents, we wanted to give students the opportunity to make their voices heard. Hear what some of them think about the ongoing debate over their future as the pandemic threatens to upend another school year.
As colleges and school districts work to reopen in-person learning, a growing number are shutting down within days of welcoming students back to campus. While we’ve heard from elected leaders, health officials, school administrators and parents, we wanted to give students the opportunity to make their voices heard. Hear what some of them think about the ongoing debate over their future as the pandemic threatens to upend another school year.
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