School closings have left many students to complete classwork mostly on their own while many parents who live pay-check-to-pay-check scramble to feed their children. coronavirus
Chicago - Students and parents have begun settling into a new reality of online learning and packaged meals as the coronavirus outbreak has forced the abrupt closing of school systems and districts, large and small, across the United States.
"I am down to the bare minimum right now. ... It's always tight, but with this happening it's even tighter," said 37-year-old part-time cook Amy Hernandez as her voice quivered. Angeliz Rivera, left, and her mother Liz Del Valle, center, pick up lunches at Cramp Elementary School in Philadelphia. Philadelphia schools are closed due to a precaution against the new coronavirus. Picture: Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
"As K-12 officials in many states close schools and shift classes and assignments online due to the spread of the new coronavirus, they confront the reality that some students do not have reliable access to the internet at home," the Pew Research Center said on Monday. At the Westchester Torah Academy, in White Plains, New York, students have been working from home in virtual classrooms for about week after the outbreak spread to the area.
Jill Booth-Clibborn, a 47-year-old who works from home as an occupational therapist recruiter, sends her two daughters to the Los Angeles United School District. Her 11-year-old will get what amounts to two days of online instruction each week.
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