Frustrated parents rallied to re-open schools in Anne Arundel County

Frustrated parents rallied to re-open schools in Anne Arundel County

On the first day of the fallsemester, many students wereat home.

Frustration droveparents out for this reopenMaryland Schools protest inAnne Arundel County.

ErFultz Parent 8:36-8:49“We hadour first day of onlinelearning and it wasnIt was bad yea.

We didnit.

Computer learning justdoeshave to work ”Anne Rutherford RepublicanCentral Committee Anne ArundelCounty 17:30-17:42“One of ourspeakers tonight has hadcoronavirus and he talks aboutit being a bad cold.

I knowtwo people who say itlike a bad cold.

It is likethe flu, and we certainlydonof the flu” Experts sayCovid-19 is deadlier than theflu.

It's also more contagiouswhy is one of the reasons somedistricts decided to stayvirtual for now.

AdamWyndhamstudent with special needs.

Hesays that hepulling his daughter out oschool.

Adam Wyndham Parent12:41-13:01“Our childrenespecially my daughter, sheneeds that in personinstruction that support thoseservices.

In school that canbe replaced in a virtualenvironment she needs handhand.

She needs that constantdirect adult support to modeher eye communication deviceand hopefully teach her howwalk” A lot of these parentsand students say schoolswerenfor the end of last year andstill arenLarry Hogan recently suggestedthat all Maryland Schooldistricts reopen because of adrop in positivity rate in keymetrics.

Kara Chippi Protestorganizer 6:52-7:08“I thinkitindividual counties this muchleverage to decide.

Therelot of confusion as to whatthe governor's plan is andreopening and polices arounit and what the individuacounties have opted to do”Some high school seniorsstopped by the rally to saythey dback.

Kennedy Hall High SchoolSenior 3:22-3:31“Especiallyif we had all the kids back atthe same time cases wouldspread like crazy.

I watchedsome of my friends catch it inthe beginning of quarantineand I think itto risk it right now” Virtualclass continues for now assome hope to return soon.

InAnnapolis Eddie Kadhim WMAR2News.THE GOVERNOR IS OFFERINGINCENTIVES FOR DISTRICTS THATTRANSFER INTO SOME OF T