The Omaha School Board Thursday night heard from the public on the district's current remote learning system.
Some parents tell the board it’s a big problem for students who aren’t adapting well to that way of education.
“By closing schools, you’re saying to me that my child who is legally blind needs to use a screen to learn on that his eyes cannot see,” Liz Shields said.
One parent said Wi-Fi issues have her child’s grades low because of something the student cannot control.
“The apps on her iPad do not work, and some of the work she turns in she’s told it has not been received,” Lindas Hanson said.
But, other parents encourage the school district to extend remote learning, arguing while the current system isn’t perfect, it’s better than children and teachers getting sick.
“I encourage remote learning at least for the next quarter as an option if not remote. That is because Douglas County is still at 6.4% positivity rate which is above the 5% you have mentioned,” Jenn Dartman said.
One father even said his son is upset about the current set up at home, but that’s the price a parent is willing to pay.
“One of the hardest decision I’ve had to make, but I learned from my father it’s better to be a father than a friend, was to pull my son from his freshman year of football that he still hates me for, but I know at the end of the day I have to make fatherly decisions and make sure his safety is my number one concern,” Richard Web told the school board.