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TONIGHT OF A CHALLENGING
SITUATION AT OUR BORDER WITH
CANADA.
CANADA.
CANADA. TINY POINT ROBERTS WASHINGTON
CONTINUES TO BE ISOLATED
BETWEEN NOT ONE BUT TWO CLOSED
BORDER CROSSINGS.
BORDER CROSSINGS. TONIGHT KING 5'S CHRIS DANIELS
SHOWS US HOW STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES ARE NOW TRYING TO
MAKE A DECISION ABOUT JUST HOW
TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: ON A CLEAR DAY,
IF YOU LIVE IN POINT ROBERTS,
WASHINGTON, YOU CAN SEE ACROSS
THE BAY AND YET NOT WHAT LIES
AHEAD.
AHEAD.
AHEAD. >>
AHEAD. >> CANADA IS GREAT.
IT IS RIGHT THERE.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE
POINT ROBERTS IS SITUATED SO
THAT THEY DON'T MARRY US INTO
THIS BIG GROUP OF WASHINGTON
STATE AND ALL THE OTHER BORDER
TOWNS.
TOWNS.
TOWNS. WE
TOWNS. WE EXIST INSIDE OF CANADA.
>> Reporter: SHE IS AMONG THE
1300 PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND
FEEL STUCK BEHIND THE 49th
PARALLEL.
PARALLEL.
PARALLEL. >> FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FORGOTTEN
ALMOST.
ALMOST.
ALMOST. >> Reporter: SHE IS 15.
YOUNGER BROTHER.
YOUNGER BROTHER. A SOPHOMORE SOFTBALL STAR.
>> THAT IS WHAT WE DO.
I AM NOT FAR AWAY.
>> Reporter: BROTHERS IN THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA BASEBALL
CIRCUIT.
CIRCUIT.
CIRCUIT. AND JACK READY TO START HIS
JUNIOR YEAR IN CANADIAN PREP
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. >> NO OPTIONS BECAUSE BOTH
EDUCATION AND AMATEUR SPORT IS
NONESSENTIAL.
NONESSENTIAL. >> Reporter: THE BORDER
CLOSURE BECAUSE OF COVID IS
FORCING THE KIDS AND THEIR
FAMILIES INTO DIFFICULT
DECISIONS TO KEEP THEIR
EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC
FUTURES IN ACT.
>> IT IS FRUSTRATING.
AND IT WILL BREAK APART
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. HE WORKED SO HARD.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE MAKING HIS LUNCH
AND HUGGING HIM AT NIGHT.
SO IT IS -- I FEEL LIKE THEY
HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN.
IT IS HARD.
>> Reporter: TO A PERSON, THE
FAMILIES SAY THE BORDER
BETWEEN THIS WHATCOM COUNTY
TOWN AND THE BC MAINLAND IS
RESTRICTIVE.
RESTRICTIVE. POINT ROBERTS HAS A SMALL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE KIDS
HAVE ENJOYED THE ABILITY TO
FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN
CANADIAN SCHOOLS, SOME OF
WHICH ARE RETURNING TO CLASS
NEXT MONTH.
NEXT MONTH. YET, THERE IS NO ABILITY TO GO
BACK AND FORTH FROM HOME TO
SCHOOL OR PRACTICE.
THE KIDS WOULD BE FORCED TO
QUARANTINE IN CANADA FOR TWO
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >>
WEEKS. >> WE ARE SO ISOLATED.
IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE
COMPOUNDING FOR US.
>> Reporter: HE IS BY
DEFINITION THE FIRE CHIEF FOR
WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT 5. HE
IS ALSO LEADING A COMMUNITY
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. WRITING THIS LETTER TO U.S.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND
CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN
TRUDEAU ASKING FOR CHANGES.
AS OF THIS DATE NOT A SINGLE
POSITIVE TEST FOR CORONAVIRUS.
>> YOU CAN TELL HOW ISOLATED
POINT ROBERTS IS, CLOSE TO
RUSH HOUR, THERE IS NO AWAIT
HERE AT THE BORDER ASK WE CAN
STAND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE STREET.
THE STREET. THE PARENTS AND KIDS POINT TO
THE FACT THAT CANADA DEVELOPED
RULES WITH PORTS OF ENTRY FOR
ALASKANS CUTTING THE COUNTRY
THROUGH THE MAINLAND AND IT
COULD DEVELOP SOMETHING
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR. >> AND WE FEEL IF YOU ARE
SAYING, YOU KNOW, THEIR
EDUCATION IS NONESSENTIAL,
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS OUR
CHILDREN ARE NOT ESSENTIAL.
YOU ARE TELLING MY CHILD THEY
ARE NONESSENTIAL.
ARE NONESSENTIAL. >> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME,
THEY ARE TRYING TO STAY ACTIVE
IN THE BACKYARD.
AND LIKE THE OTHER FAMILIES,
DECIDE TO QUARANTINE LONG TERM
WITH A CANADIAN FRIEND AND
LEAVE THEIR AMERICAN HOME
BEHIND.
BEHIND.
BEHIND. >> I WILL HAVE TO MOVE TO
CANADA WITHOUT MY FAMILY.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING THAT?
CONSIDERING THAT? >> IF I CAN'T GET THERE AND
THE BORDER DOESN'T CHANGE,
THEN YES.
THEN YES.
THEN YES. >> Reporter: IN POINT ROBERTS,
WASHINGTON, CHRIS DANIELS,