More students returning to Palm Beach County classrooms next week, school district says

More students returning to Palm Beach County classrooms next week, school district says

When the second nine weeks of the school year begins next week, the School District of Palm Beach County will see more students back on campus.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTSARE STICKING TO DISTANCELEARNING.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMICHELLE QUESADA IS AT THEPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT TO EXPLAIN THE BREAKDOWNAFTER PARENTS LOCKED IN THEIRCHOICES FOR THE NEXT SEMESTERTHIS SCHOOL YEAR -- 55 PERCENTOF STUDENTS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY WILL REMAIN VIRTUALWHILE 44.8 PERCENT WILL ATTENDCLASSES ON CAMPUS.

STARTING ONNOVEMBER 4TH - ENROLLMENTNUMBERS FOR PALM BEACH COUNTYSCHOOLS SHOW THE MAJORITY OFTHE DISTRICTSCHOOLS HAVE 50 PERCENT ORMORE OF THEIR STUDENTSRETURNING IN PERSON.

SCHOOLSLIKE JUPITER FARMS, LIGHTHOUSEELEMENTARY, LIMESTONE CREEKAND MARSH POINT HAVE NEARLYPERCENT OR MORE STUDENTS DOINGIN PERSON LEARNING.

0:50 ITHNIK PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORECOMFORTABLE WITH THAT AND WHENKIDS DO GET INFECTED, THEYTEND TO HAVE MORE OF A MILDILLNESS INFECTIOUS DISEASEDOCTOR OLAYEMI OSIYEMI SAYSWHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19 &CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 12 ARENOT AS LIKELY TO GET SICK THANOLDER STUDENTS.

THEN THERE'SDISTANCE LEARNING STRUGGLES TOCONSIDER.

4:57 THE OLDER ONESWHETHER ITS MIDDLE SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL THE PARENTS FEELTHEY ARE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TOSTAY BY THEMSEVLES IN THE HOMESETTING A LOT OF THE HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS ARE LEARNINGREMOTELY BECAUASE THEY FEELCOMFORTABLE WITH THE COMPUTERTHEY DONT NEED SOMEBODY AROUNDTO MAKE THEM THEIR MEALSDURING THE DAY GLADES CENTRALHIGH SCHOOL TEACHER STEVENSILBERBERG IS BACK ON CAMPUSAFTER HE RAN OUT OF SICK TIME.AT GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL30 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ARELEARNING IN PERSON.

MICHELLEQUESADA WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.AND HERE IS A BREAK- DOWN OFTHE ENROLLEMENT NUMBERS ON