They don’t want to open schools. Then stop paying them. There are online schools already set up. Our school system is going to allow students to go with an online only option. I think they are contracting with an established program in another state. Online schools will hire teachers to help with the influx of students. It is not exactly homeschooling, but it’s close.
online only is a bad idea. in class room setting especially for the young kids, I recall, was atime of learning to listen and follow teachers instructions. Many kids are not taught or fully taught to listen and follow instructions at home. discipline and learnign to do what should or needs to be done at a certain time is a crucial thing needed for later in life IE: running your own house, family, busoiness, at your job, arriving to appts on time, factoring how to structure your your time. We have too many people already who do as they please and disregard other people’s time or not doing things they should in timely manner, causing all sorts ofsnowballing issues. getting up dressed eating and getting to school is all important teaching that would serve each kid well that would be missed by just online classes.