Dear Governor Cooper,
This petition is a request for the state of North Carolina to provide an option for students of charter schools for Virtual learning until kids are vaccinated.
Charter School classrooms are overcrowded in all grades, from K to 12, with many having desks butting up against each other.
We as parents are very concerned and anxious about the well being of our kids, especially since the vaccines are still not available to children under 12.
With the original variant, students were less likely to be seriously impacted, but in the case of the Delta variant, children’s hospitals across the country have seen a surge in symptomatic infections and based on recent CDC comments, children can easily contract the virus & carry it home to younger or older family members, which in-turn is potentially a matter of life and death.
While we understand that in-person schooling is the best option for our kids to learn and grow, safeguarding our kids during a pandemic is equally important to their well being. Based on the latest information from Pfizer, their plan is to submit clinical trial data by September with a hope to get an EUA for younger kids within a matter of weeks. Once children are vaccinated, it gives their bodies a chance to deal with this virus and reduces the chances of major outbreaks.
We are requesting a hybrid model - i.e. virtual option along with in-person. Families deserve to have a choice in our children’s education and to do what is best for our kids.
Best ,
NC Charter School Parents
Updates
August 22, 2021
I am truly overwhelmed by the momentum this is gaining and I realize now that this is because so many of you feel the same way. It is a shock to see this grow so quickly when I only wanted to express my own worries as a parent. This belongs entirely to the community that stepped up to speak for our children.
18 Comments
If we need to shut down classrooms due to high infections in order to protect our children, teachers and all our families, let’s do it. But let’s have the option to keep going with our education virtually. I am not a fan of virtual and my kid didn’t enjoy it at all either but it’s better then having to do class work at home without teacher instruction (which is the only option we have now, if we have to quarantine). Please reconsider.
Just like Wake and other counties have virtual academies, charter schools need to be able to offer their students a safe option to ensure their health as well as education.
My wife has cancer but we love our charter school because they have a wonderful special education program that actually meets the needs of my special needs child. WCPSS failed her. I need a virtual charter option with my daughters school to keep my wife safe and for my daughter to continue to get an education.
This is incredibly needed both for parents with serious medical conditions who worry about their children bringing home a version of the virus or other disease and children who need to have that option available immediately if they become ill.
I don’t feel comfortable with my son being in in-person school right now and being that I’m pregnant I don’t need to be sick and neither does he.
I think it should absolutely be an option for families that want to keep kids home.
We shouldn’t have to leave our charter to have a choice
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Dear Governor Cooper,
This petition is a request for the state of North Carolina to provide an option for students of charter schools for Virtual learning until kids are vaccinated.
Charter School classrooms are overcrowded in all grades, from K to 12, with many having desks butting up against each other.
We as parents are very concerned and anxious about the well being of our kids, especially since the vaccines are still not available to children under 12.
With the original variant, students were less likely to be seriously impacted, but in the case of the Delta variant, children’s hospitals across the country have seen a surge in symptomatic infections and based on recent CDC comments, children can easily contract the virus & carry it home to younger or older family members, which in-turn is potentially a matter of life and death.
While we understand that in-person schooling is the best option for our kids to learn and grow, safeguarding our kids during a pandemic is equally important to their well being. Based on the latest information from Pfizer, their plan is to submit clinical trial data by September with a hope to get an EUA for younger kids within a matter of weeks. Once children are vaccinated, it gives their bodies a chance to deal with this virus and reduces the chances of major outbreaks.
We are requesting a hybrid model - i.e. virtual option along with in-person. Families deserve to have a choice in our children’s education and to do what is best for our kids.
Best ,
NC Charter School Parents
Updates
August 22, 2021
I am truly overwhelmed by the momentum this is gaining and I realize now that this is because so many of you feel the same way. It is a shock to see this grow so quickly when I only wanted to express my own worries as a parent. This belongs entirely to the community that stepped up to speak for our children.
18 Comments
Any school that is concerned about children’s safety, particularly those too young to be vaccinated, should offer a virtual option. We are way past politics now and should be about public safety.
If we need to shut down classrooms due to high infections in order to protect our children, teachers and all our families, let’s do it. But let’s have the option to keep going with our education virtually. I am not a fan of virtual and my kid didn’t enjoy it at all either but it’s better then having to do class work at home without teacher instruction (which is the only option we have now, if we have to quarantine). Please reconsider.
Just like Wake and other counties have virtual academies, charter schools need to be able to offer their students a safe option to ensure their health as well as education.
My wife has cancer but we love our charter school because they have a wonderful special education program that actually meets the needs of my special needs child. WCPSS failed her. I need a virtual charter option with my daughters school to keep my wife safe and for my daughter to continue to get an education.
This is incredibly needed both for parents with serious medical conditions who worry about their children bringing home a version of the virus or other disease and children who need to have that option available immediately if they become ill.
I don’t feel comfortable with my son being in in-person school right now and being that I’m pregnant I don’t need to be sick and neither does he.
I think it should absolutely be an option for families that want to keep kids home.
We shouldn’t have to leave our charter to have a choice
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Any school that is concerned about children’s safety, particularly those too young to be vaccinated, should offer a virtual option. We are way past politics now and should be about public safety.