My eldest started kindergarten this year at our local parochial school. We’re so happy they did “in-person”. It was a great success
Effect on my kid:
1. My kid was getting really weird by the end o August, after not seeing other peers since March. Her mental well being changed completely.
2. English is not her native tongue, and KG have her a great opportunity to catch up before starting 1st. grade
The role of the school:
1. The school has had three cases of COVID all year (k-Gr8. Maybe about 320 kids?). There was no spread of COVID to others.
2. The school implemented a strict regiment to ensure safety. They had strict rules, and trusted the parents to respect them.
3. Only once were we asked to go “online” for two weeks because one of the three cases was a faculty member that worked in our class. That person had gottenCOVID elsewhere and was quickly identified due to periodic testing.
4. Parents were (are) offered virtual learning. No one I know took it except a women who gave birth in January; she pulled her kid once the baby was born.
Overall the gratitude my family has of our parochial school is immense. Tuition is very cheap (much cheaper than day care), and it’d be free if we couldn’t afford it.