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BACK TO SCHOOL?
As we roll into the end of summer, we would normally be gearing up for getting the kids back to school. However, 2020 is proving to be anything but normal.
written by Kimberly Davis Guerra
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f the (19) public school districts in the Greater Houston area, most were scheduled to start mid to late August with in-person and online school options. Yet, as we have all learned, those dates changed late July as Houston continued to experience large increases numbers of positive cases for COVID-19. Houston ISD led the change with pushing back their start date to 9/8/20 and offering only online classes until
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10/19/20. Logic is that this will give the city a chance to get the virus more under control before we throw our kids back in school. Since Houston ISD is the largest ISD in the country, I think this was a safe bet and helpful to parents for planning. Fort Bend ISD also made a decisive call mid-July that they are going online only until further notice leaving them ample time to make necessary adjustments. This again offers parents the ability to make plans on how they are going to handle
the new school year. A couple of the other districts, Goose Creek and Galena Park, are set to follow Houston ISD’s lead and have adopted similar plans. Cy-Fair ISD has opted to begin school on September 8 with in person and online options. Which leaves the rest as a complete mixed bag. At time of press, numerous districts still have not made their announcements. This is leaving many parents and children anxious and frustrated. Yet, most of the private
schools are ready to go with plans in place for both inperson and virtual options. If you are unsure about sending your kids back to public school, we have included our Education directory filled with excellent choices in all parts of the Greater Houston area. Give them a call. Schedule a tour. See what options are available. It just might be time to make the switch.
