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Staff members and parents anxious about virtual learning in this COVID-19 pandemic

The Orange County district has decided to start schools with virtual learning in less than 48 hours.

Staff members and parents anxious about virtual learning in this COVID-19 pandemic

“This preparation would be tough and stressful at the weekend”, said the parents.

Sandy Siegel claimed that in this panic mode, how will my freshman go with the work of the school.

Siegal explained that two of her sons are studying in Orange County Public Schools; one is a freshman and the other is going to enter the senior high school this year.

Siegal said that the preparation of initiating the school this year is quite different than it was in the past. She added that no supplies are needed for students starting school from this year.

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She explained that now to prepare for school reopening, she has to maintain a proper schedule for kids about going early to bed and getting up in the morning.

Also, one of the Orange County Public Schools staff members said that it is very difficult and stressful working out the plan of virtual school opening.

Barbara Staggs said that she is extremely scared about the idea of school suspension.

She explained that as she will be teaching kids virtually from Monday, she is concerned about working in school buildings in these circumstances.

Staggs added that she had lost her uncle due to COVID-19. She won’t like to be retired this early, as the amount of money will be cut off that she gets from school job, but she is worried due to underlying conditions.

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Siegal is also concerned about the right internet connectivity, correct working of servers and devices of each participant at home.

All the Orange County schools begin virtual instructions on Monday, 10th August

The largest school in Central Florida district is going to start the year on Monday. All the Orange County schools are going to start virtual instructions for students from Monday.

All the Orange County schools begin virtual instructions on Monday, 10th August

Every student will virtually start the online classes of the 2020-2021 school year on Monday. All the students will participate including the ones who opted for in-person guidelines. Students will be made familiar with the new LanchEd program of the district.

The LaunchEd program is actually the choice given by the district and teachers’ union to parents of students. So, that they can select among virtual system, LaunchEd, or in-person classes for their students.

The district further explained that it has initiated the programs of providing laptops and tablets to students. Also, they are trying to boost up the server capacities so that each student can get effective online lessons. The district said that among the total students of 212,000 in the district, almost 63% selected the LaunchEd learning.

“This learning mechanism can have some glitches during the process”, warned the district.

Orange County Schools advised the students to check their devices before the school begins. If they face any trouble regarding internet, server connection, or other device issues, they should take the following steps:

  • They should turn off the device and restart it after about 1 minute.
  • Call out your internet service expert to see if the connection is working properly.
  • Inform the school administration about the issues you are facing.
  • Try to connect after a while again.

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Seminole and Sumter Counties have decided to commence the school on August 17th. Brevard, Lake, Flagler, Polk, Osceola, and Marion Counties will start school on 24th August. Volusia County is going to start school on 31st August.