GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the new, and very different school year approaches, teachers and parents are plagued with the stress of navigating remote learning in the midst of a pandemic.
Teachers are concerned not only about how their students will get the education and care they need, but their own children as well.
"It’s emotionally draining," said Southeast Middle School teacher Adrianne Williams, "Some nights you just kind of cry because you’re still trying to figure out, 'How can I be a great mom, and I love teaching, so how can I do both?'"
Guilford County Schools teachers are being asked to come into school to do their virtual teaching and can bring their school-aged children to work with them, according to the district. The district said the children must stay in the classroom.
Williams' son is 3-years-old with asthma, so she's worried about sending him to daycare because of his respiratory condition.
Instead, she said her son will temporarily spend each week with a family member who lives in a different city.
"That’s not ideal. That’s not what I want to do, to be away from my child, but as of right now since I have to be teaching on-site on campus that’s the only way I can think of," she said.
Shannon Ashley is an art teacher at Brightwood Elementary School in Greensboro. She's also trying to figure out the difficult challenge of scheduling.
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