Comments on: Traditional, Remote Learning Or Virtual School? Here’s What Escambia Parents Picked http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422570 Lee Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:51:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422570 For those concerned that kids must get back to school, what happens when faculty and staff get sick and there are NO subs??? What happens when your child is exposed and has to quarantine for two weeks? If you have at risk family in your household, will you feel confident your student isn't bringing the virus home FROM school? Your student may never have symptoms but could infect someone else in your home. Then what? Does the student continue attending school, potentially spreading the virus? Going back to school might be more realistic if everyone had been wearing masks, practicing social distancing, etc., but that has not been the case. So, really???? We are talking about a hot spot state where Disney World is open during a pandemic. Do you think those people aren't mobile??? No matter how well teachers and admin handle safety protocols at school, they are all at the mercy of whatever parents allow their kids to do at home. Sending kids back to regular school is an accident waiting to happen. Getting a month into the school year and having to shut down again will be worse than just waiting until there is a significant decrease in cases and having students work from home. For those concerned that kids must get back to school, what happens when faculty and staff get sick and there are NO subs??? What happens when your child is exposed and has to quarantine for two weeks? If you have at risk family in your household, will you feel confident your student isn’t bringing the virus home FROM school? Your student may never have symptoms but could infect someone else in your home. Then what? Does the student continue attending school, potentially spreading the virus? Going back to school might be more realistic if everyone had been wearing masks, practicing social distancing, etc., but that has not been the case. So, really???? We are talking about a hot spot state where Disney World is open during a pandemic. Do you think those people aren’t mobile??? No matter how well teachers and admin handle safety protocols at school, they are all at the mercy of whatever parents allow their kids to do at home. Sending kids back to regular school is an accident waiting to happen. Getting a month into the school year and having to shut down again will be worse than just waiting until there is a significant decrease in cases and having students work from home.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422315 Melanie Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:16:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422315 To mnon not everyone has a choice. We have to work. To mnon not everyone has a choice. We have to work.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422304 Jennifer Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:23:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422304 @mnon Well said! @mnon Well said!

]]> By: mnon http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422241 mnon Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:25:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422241 Who ever sends their kids to school during this is just asking for it and I for one will have no sympathy when your entire family contracts covid. The politicians do not care about you or your kids, the left nor the right. The rich has gotten $550 million richer during this and the plebs are out of work losing their homes, utilities etc. This is a culling of the "undesirable" people that are burdens on the system, disabled, elderly, people with pre-existing conditions and poor communities. A culling we will not beat because people think their rights are being squashed by wearing a mask. All other countries have gotten on top of this pandemic because they did what science suggests, they were all doing it and as a country worked together to stop it. The US now more than ever looks like the gun toting idiots we have been accused of by other countries for decades. Well guess what they were right and you wonder why a lot of countries dislike the US? Maybe we need this culling to wake people up. The mass majority of citizens have had it too good for so long they are arrogant. US is #1 alright, #1 country of imbeciles on the world stage... its embarrassing. And no I don't want to leave my country, I'll just sit in isolation and watch the Benny Hill show that is taking place. LOL Who ever sends their kids to school during this is just asking for it and I for one will have no sympathy when your entire family contracts covid.

The politicians do not care about you or your kids, the left nor the right. The rich has gotten $550 million richer during this and the plebs are out of work losing their homes, utilities etc.

This is a culling of the “undesirable” people that are burdens on the system, disabled, elderly, people with pre-existing conditions and poor communities. A culling we will not beat because people think their rights are being squashed by wearing a mask. All other countries have gotten on top of this pandemic because they did what science suggests, they were all doing it and as a country worked together to stop it.

The US now more than ever looks like the gun toting idiots we have been accused of by other countries for decades. Well guess what they were right and you wonder why a lot of countries dislike the US? Maybe we need this culling to wake people up. The mass majority of citizens have had it too good for so long they are arrogant.

US is #1 alright, #1 country of imbeciles on the world stage… its embarrassing. And no I don’t want to leave my country, I’ll just sit in isolation and watch the Benny Hill show that is taking place. LOL

]]> By: Kane http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422224 Kane Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:05:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422224 For those confused this is a graph of how "parents decided" not a graph of "registered students". To those "kids will be alright" group really? How about their teachers will they be "alright"? What about the Janitors the Lunch room workers the Bus drivers and the rest of the facility will they be "alright" as well? We live in a fishbowl society were people can not see past their own lives and think about only themselves. For those confused this is a graph of how “parents decided” not a graph of “registered students”.

To those “kids will be alright” group really? How about their teachers will they be “alright”? What about the Janitors the Lunch room workers the Bus drivers and the rest of the facility will they be “alright” as well?

We live in a fishbowl society were people can not see past their own lives and think about only themselves.

]]> By: Just Stop http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422223 Just Stop Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:05:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422223 Please stop saying “you take your kids to Walmart then you can send them to school.” I don’t take mine to ANY store for a reason. Don’t assume that parents are so careless in their day to day. The assumptions people make about others which they know nothing about drives me insane! It’s about trusting the all of the other parents have been taking the proper precautions as well, not just your own! Please stop saying “you take your kids to Walmart then you can send them to school.” I don’t take mine to ANY store for a reason. Don’t assume that parents are so careless in their day to day. The assumptions people make about others which they know nothing about drives me insane! It’s about trusting the all of the other parents have been taking the proper precautions as well, not just your own!

]]> By: Lee http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422211 Lee Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:39:36 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422211 @k - The 26% "unknown" is likely a combination of parents who opted for traditional school by not responding, parents who are waiting to see the trajectory of the virus closer to the start of school , and parents who forgot, don't have Internet, moved, etc. Anyone who wants to choose or change their choice can go to the district site for info or call their child's school. @k – The 26% “unknown” is likely a combination of parents who opted for traditional school by not responding, parents who are waiting to see the trajectory of the virus closer to the start of school , and parents who forgot, don’t have Internet, moved, etc. Anyone who wants to choose or change their choice can go to the district site for info or call their child’s school.

]]> By: doris m weber http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422210 doris m weber Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422210 Folks, I've had a lot of beefs with the school administration over many years but for once I'm going to give them a break dealing with this extraordinary pandemic. My household of three generations has been in upheaval since spring break; every time we start coping with the situation, the situation takes an other turn that we have to tiptoe through. Our school system is a cumbersome, lumbering giant faced with performing the two-step without any practice or instruction, I almost feel sorry for all the people there who have succeeded by NEVER thinking outside the box! -- DMW Folks,

I’ve had a lot of beefs with the school administration over many years but for once I’m going to give them a break dealing with this extraordinary pandemic.

My household of three generations has been in upheaval since spring break; every time we start coping with the situation, the situation takes an other turn that we have to tiptoe through.

Our school system is a cumbersome, lumbering giant faced with performing the two-step without any practice or instruction, I almost feel sorry for all the people there who have succeeded by NEVER thinking outside the box!

– DMW

]]> By: Sebastion http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422208 Sebastion Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:27:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422208 Y’all can’t wait a few more months for the Oxford quasi-vaccine to come out(~November)? Schools will cause a spike, look at other countries. The concern isn’t the kids, per data. Y’all can’t wait a few more months for the Oxford quasi-vaccine to come out(~November)? Schools will cause a spike, look at other countries. The concern isn’t the kids, per data.

]]> By: Nope http://www.northescambia.com/2020/07/traditional-remote-learning-or-virtual-school-heres-what-escambia-parents-picked/comment-page-1#comment-422203 Nope Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:19:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=410716#comment-422203 Unknown accounts for those who might have moved or are going to homeschool. The lower numbers in classrooms should help with distancing, but those hallways are still going to be packed between classes. Unknown accounts for those who might have moved or are going to homeschool.
The lower numbers in classrooms should help with distancing, but those hallways are still going to be packed between classes.

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