>>> LEARNING VIRTUALLY FROM HOME
OR IN A CLASSROOM, COVID-19 HAS
CHANGED EDUCATION FOR ALL
STUDENTS. >> A CHALLENGE IS MAKING SURE
>> A CHALLENGE IS MAKING SURE
EVERY CHILD IS LEARNING,
CONNECTING FROM A CLASS VIA
DISTANCE OR FACE TO FACE. PAULA TUTMAN TAKES US IN THE
PAULA TUTMAN TAKES US IN THE
DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
HAPPENING.
>> Reporter: THE OVERWHELMING
SENSE OF CONCERN AND WORRY COMING FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
COMING FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
DR. VITI IS PALPABLE.
>> I’M WORRY WAD IS GOING ON AT
HOME, AT HOME A THAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT.
KNOW ABOUT.
THE AMOUNT OF CHILD ABUSE CASES
REGISTERED AND THAT HAVE GONE
DOWN.
I DON’T THINK THAT’S BECAUSE
THOSE THINGS ARE NOT HAPPENING. WE’RE NOT -- THERE IS NO OUTSIDE
WE’RE NOT -- THERE IS NO OUTSIDE
SET OF EYES OR EARS THAT ARE
LOOKING INTO WHAT IS GOING ON IN
THE CHILD’S LIFE. >> HE’S SENDING OUT TEAMS LIKE
>> HE’S SENDING OUT TEAMS LIKE
THIS ONE, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS
TO SEARCH OUT STUDENTS AND
PARENTS.
>> WE HAVE 3000 THAT WERE
REGISTERED THAT DIDN’T SHOW UP
FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE.
THIS JUST TELLS YOU THE REALITY
OF POVERTY AND HOW THAT GETS IN
THE WAY OF FOCUSING ON SCHOOL
AND ATTENDANCE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE REALITY
OF PANDEMIC, IT ONLY MAGNIFIES
AND MAKES THE ISSUE MORE
COMPLICATED.
>> FROM A DISTRICT THAT FOUGHT
THE BATTLE TO CIRCUMVENT
POVERTY.
>> SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION TO GET THEM INTO
SCHOOL.
THE RATE WAS AROUND 37% FOR
ABSENTEEISM, THIS YEAR IT IS 60%
T IS ONE THING TO HAVE 51,000 STUDENTS LAST YEAR AND THE
STUDENTS LAST YEAR AND THE
DISTRICT IS COUNTED ABOUT 49,000
THIS YEAR, IT IS SOMETHING ELSE
BECAUSE OF WHAT THAT MEANS ON
THE HUMAN LEVEL.
>> OUR FOOD PARTICIPATION RATES
ARE DOWN, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE
OPEN, EVEN FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE
ONLINE THEY CAN COME IN AND GO
AND HEAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND PICK IT UP.
PICK IT UP.
WE HAVE GONE FROM SERVING WELL
OVER 30,000 STUDENTS BREAKFAST
AND LUNCH TO 8000.
>> I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND TO
THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND A TIME OF
COMMUNITY AND AROUND A TIME OF
DAY, YOU SEE KIDS ON THE STREET
AND THEY’RE WALKING AROUND. IT
IS UP TO US AS A COMMUNITY AND BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, STOP AND ASK
BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, STOP AND ASK
THE STUDENTS WHY AREN’T THEY IN
SCHOOL.
>> I HAVE SICK TO MY STOMACH,
THAT’S THE ROLE OF SCHOOL. AND IT DOES NOT MEAN I DON’T
AND IT DOES NOT MEAN I DON’T
TRUST THE FAMILIES I DON’T TRUST
THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW HOW DEV STATING POVERTY
CAN BE. >> YOU COULD PUT THIS LABEL ON
>> YOU COULD PUT THIS LABEL ON
ANY RURAL OR URBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICT WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF
POVERTY WHEN YOU LOSE THE SYSTEM
WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO
BE COUNTED. YOU LOSE THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
YOU LOSE THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
THOSE STUDENTS AND THAT SAFETY
NET.
THIS COULD HAVE LONG-LASTING
RAMIFICATIONS. >> THE DISTRICT IS URGING
>> THE DISTRICT IS URGING
NEIGHBORS TO GET INVOLVED AND
FIND CHILDREN WHO MAY BE IN NEED
OF SERVICES.
IF YOU NEED HELP OR SOMEONE WITH CHILDREN WHO NEEDS HELP.
CHILDREN WHO NEEDS HELP.
CONTACT ADMINISTRATION.
>> FRANK.
>> THE STATE IS TRACKING
OUTBREAKS IN SCHOOL RELEASING
THE NUMBER BEES EVERY MONDAY. NOW A OUTBREAK IS 2 OR MORE
NOW A OUTBREAK IS 2 OR MORE
CASES THAT MAY HAVE HAD A SHARED
EXPOSURE THEY ARE FROM DIFFERENT
HOMES T IS CASES IN AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS LIKE SPORTS. THE LATEST REPORT SHOWED 30 NEW
THE LATEST REPORT SHOWED 30 NEW
SCHOOLS REPORTING OUTBREAKS.
YOU CAN CHECK THAT DATA OUT
CLICK ON DETROIT, DEVIN.
>> SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN SESSION FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SOME ONLINE SOME BACK IN THE
CLASS, SOME WITH THE HYBRID AND
BOTH.
>> WE CHECK IN WITH STUDENTS,
TEACHERS AND BOTH TO SEE HOW IT IS GOING.
IS GOING.
>> Reporter: WHEN THE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDED, FAMILIES WENT INTO
CRISIS LEARNING AND THOUGHT BY
THE FALL LIFE WILL BE BACK TO
NORMAL.
INSTEAD WE’RE ADJUSTING TO THE
NEW CORONAVIRUS REALITY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I THINK
THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER AND
THAT YOU KNOW WE MAY BE MAKING
STEPS BACK INTO BUILDING I DON’T
THINK WE’RE ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE
I WAS HOPING WE WOULD BE.
>> WITH THE NUMBER OF CASES ON
THE DRAMATIC RISE, FAMILIES THAT COMMITTED TO VIRTUAL SCHOOL ARE
COMMITTED TO VIRTUAL SCHOOL ARE
GLAD THEY DID.
, SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE WITHOR
FRIENDS AGAIN.
WE DIDN’T THINK WE WOULD BE
READY FOR HER TO DO THAT.
SO WE -- WE COMMITTED TO VIRTUAL.
>> THE PARENTS I HAVE SPOKE
WITHIN, WHOSE KIDS ARE IN
VIRTUAL SCHOOL, ARE HAPPY WITH
HOW IT IS GOING, I’M AND
SURPRISED TO SAY IT IS BETTER THAN FACE TO FACE.
THAN FACE TO FACE.
>> AND A NINTH GRADE SON AND 7th
GRADE DAUGHTER.
>> THE GRADES ARE AMAZING.
I WAS SURPRISED THAT, YOU KNOW
IT IS LIKE THAT.
IT IS A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING.
SHE IS MORE SOCIAL.
HER GRADES LOOK GOOD BUT SHE
IS -- SHE COMES OUT OF THE ROOM
MORE OFTEN.
>> FOR TEACHERS, THERE IS SOME FRUSTRATION IN THE LIMITATIONS
FRUSTRATION IN THE LIMITATIONS
OF ONLINE LEARNING.
>> IT CAUSES TO US SLOW DOWN.
WE’RE NOT NECESSARILY DELIVERING
A TRADITIONAL CURRICULUM BUT WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP ALL THE
WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP ALL THE
CORE SUPPORTS INTACT.
>> AND SHE HAS A 4th, 8th
AND 9th GRADER.
>>> IT WAS NOT WORKING FOR
THEM.
THEY ARE GLAD TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL.
>> THEY DID NOT FIND THEY COULD
BE PRODUCTIVE.
I AGREED WITH THEM.
SCHOOL HAS BEEN DILIGENT, WE TRY
TO REMIND THEM.
BEING AROUND THE FRIENDS IS DIFFERENT.
SOCIALIZATION IS A BIG PART.
>> ONE SURPRISING ANSWER I GOT
FROM THE STUDENTS THAT FOR SOME
OF THEM THERE ARE MORE
DISTRACTIONS TRYING TO LEARN AT HOME THAN SCHOOL.
HOME THAN SCHOOL.
>> I’M IN A CLASSROOM WITH MY
SIBLINGS.
THAT CAN BE DISTRACTING.
ALL OF MY FAMILY IS HOME. THERE IS DISTRACTIONS AND YOU
THERE IS DISTRACTIONS AND YOU
DON’T GET TO LIKE TO SEE ANYBODY
WHICH IS SAD.
>> WHAT STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL
SCHOOLS SEEM TO MISS MOST IS HANDS ON LEARNING.
HANDS ON LEARNING.
>> ONE OF THE WORSE THINGS IS
UNDERSTANDING THE MATERIAL THE
TEACHER IS TRYING TO TEACH YOU.
IT IS HARD IRT IS HARDER TO DO
SCIENCE YOU CANNOT DO THEM IN
CLASS.
>> THE BAM LINE IS THAT SCHOOL
IS GOING WELL.
BUT EVERYONE LONGS FOR THE DAY
WE CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL, I
MISS SEEING PEOPLE I MISS THE
EXPERIENCE.
I WOULD TAKE THE CHANCE TO GO
BACK IN PERSON.
I MEAN I DON’T CARE IF I HAVE TO
PUT A MASK ON.
>> I THINK EVERY STUDENT AND
MOST OF THE TEACHERS WOULD
PREFER TO BE FACE TO FACE FOR
WHAT WE’RE COVERING. WE’RE PIONEERS AND NAVIGATE THIS
WE’RE PIONEERS AND NAVIGATE THIS
TIME RIGHT NOW.
, THANK YOU, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS WHAT WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE.
IS WHAT WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE.
HANK WINCHESTER TELLS US HOW
STORES, RESTAURANTS AND AIRLINES
ARE REINVENTING THEMSELVES.
>>> THEY LOST LOVED ONCE.
SHARING THE LOSSES WE CHECK IN
WITH EFFORTS TO KEEP COVID-19
FROM HIDING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES HARDER THAN OTHERS
COMMUNITIES HARDER THAN OTHERS OUR SPECIAL WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
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