HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — In less than a month, school is scheduled to start. Although many parents are nervous about sending their kids back during the pandemic, some feel indifferent.
"To me this is going to be a super-spreader rather than being effective public education," says concerned parent, Angela Curry.
Curry has a child in public school and believes students returning to school in-person in August is too soon. When asked if school were to open after Labor Day, Curry says she's more comfortable with that.
"If a child contracts COVID-19, they're not only contracting it themselves, but they're taking it home to their family, because you're looking at possibly fourteen days of no symptoms. So everyone in that household is going to be affected," says Curry.
Huntsville City Schools, Madison City Schools and Madison County Schools are currently offering virtual learning, and remote learning options for students.
Huntsville City Schools and Madison County Schools extended enrollment to Friday. Jennifer Hixson, a home school parent in the Tennessee Valley, still believes it's a hard decision.
"I don't relish the administrators that have to make these decisions nor the parents because there are a lot of variables and I don't know if there's an ideal solution," says Hixson.
Hixson says being at home has had some effect on her niece.
"She misses her friends. She misses her interaction at school and that's a valid concern for kids, but of course you want them to be safe. So I think that's a really tough call. At what point is it a minimal risk and you let 'em go? Or is it too much risk and you say we can't do it yet," added Hixson.
WZDX News spoke with parents who chose not to go on camera, but say they trust the decision of school district leaders to allow kids to return to class in-person.