Ella Springer, 14, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, will
start her sophomore year of high school at
home after her school board rescinded an in-
class option to open the fall semester. That
could change as the year progresses.
“At first I was wanting to go back to school in
person but I feel like, watching the numbers
in Wisconsin, it makes more sense to go back
virtual because it’s rising”, she said. “It’s pretty
boring at home but what can you do? Last
year the virtual was easier for me to slack off
at home because it was a loose kind of thing,
but I feel like this year will go a lot better since
they’ve had the whole summer to prepare.”
Aiden Anderson, 11, in Orlando, Florida,
will begin sixth grade at home for two weeks,
then happily head out to school in a state
that’s among the nation’s worst hot spots for
the virus.
“I don’t like that there’s two weeks online,” he
said. “At home it’s so easy to get distracted.”
In Littleton, Colorado, 8-year-old Will Asbury
is going into third grade. School starts Aug.
24 and he’ll be there in person. There was a
distance learning option but Will and his little
sister, Luca, wanted to go.
“I’m going to feel good because I get to see my
friends. Masks are a bummer but at least we get
to play with our friends during recess and see
them at lunch,” he said.
Of distance learning, 6-year-old Luca got right
to the point: “I didn’t like it.”
She’s hoping for a unicorn mask to wear when
she returns to the classroom.