Parents in Spain Prepared to Defy Back to School Order

Online classes helped a great deal and set the path towards a new way of learning in Covid-19 times, families said.

The demand now is that online education becomes standardized with an official digital learning program that will help students keep up with the coursework at least through December, during the first trimester of the academic year.

They also say that laptops and other equipment should be handed out to narrow the technology divide between families.

“We will defend ourselves using all legal tools and arguments” if authorities and families don’t reach an agreement, says Josu Gómez, whose Safe Return to School association has enlisted nearly 1,500 families in three weeks.

A further 250,000 people have signed in two months a Change.org petition to demand safety measures for kids and teachers in classrooms.

But some are ready to face whatever consequences may come. Romero, the mother of two from Valencia, insisted her kids will stay home as long as infection numbers don’t go down.

“If adults can work from home, kids can study from home,” she said. 

(Writer: Sara Puig)

Source: https://apnews.com/c37b274675bbceb77fc1862f167795b9