HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Virtual learning has created challenges for many students and families, and for students with special needs, it can be extremely difficult.
Kelly Robinson is a single mom who works full time. She wants Huntsville City Schools to make it easier on students with an individualized education plan.
Robinson says Huntsville City Schools is failing students like her daughter who are on an IEP. She says now, virtual learning is making it worse.
"She is dyslexic, so everything being virtual, if it's reading, she has a hard time comprehending it," said Robinson.
She says a big problem is that each of her daughter's teachers do things differently and finding assignments is confusing.
"There are a couple of the teachers who put things in the same spot the whole week. Not, okay here's the course, here's that week, here's that day. It's too much," said Robinson.
For the first time in her school career, Robinson's daughter is failing classes.
"As far as them making any accommodations, it's not happening," said Robinson. "I've reached out to the teachers, and I get well, I do it the same every time. That's about it."
Huntsville City Schools Chief Communications Officer, Craig Williams, said, "We encourage any families with students who receive special education services, if there's anything we can do to help, please contact our special education department. We're here to serve students. We're here to serve families, and we want to do whatever we can to help as a district."
Teachers at Huntsville City Schools offer live daily classes, but Robinson says some of the live classes are either cancelled or hard to access.
On Monday, Huntsville City Schools K-8th grades started back in person learning on a staggered schedule. Now, students are back in the classroom 2 to 3 times a week. Robinson believes students on an IEP should be back full time.
"Something could be done," said Robinson. "The kids on the IEP could come in every day with cohort A and B and just go to the classes as normal."
Huntsville City Schools says they are working to improve virtual learning to make it easier for students and parents.
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