OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Reactions about OPS's decision to go remote have been pouring in. Some are disappointed with the move. Others say the superintendent made the right choice.
"She's really going to be let down, she was really excited to be going back," said Chris Haave, a parent of an OPS student who attends Burke High School.
Haave doesn't agree with OPS's decision. He's concerned about the long term impact it might have on his daughter's grades."She's a great student, she was A's across the board, and I know she's going to suffer, the grades will suffer for this," said Haave.
"You're dealing with behavioral, developmental, physical, cognitive, all kinds of needs that are being left unaddressed that this remote virtual turn that the schools are making is not addressing," said Liz Shields, who has a special needs son at JP Lord School.
She says her son cannot learn remotely and is confused by OPS's decision.
"We have Lincoln opening up, so that means Lincoln kids with needs are getting services, and my kid in Omaha is not, and there shouldn't be that type of inconsistency within an hour radius," said Shields.
However, other parents are in favor of the change.
"(I was) concerned about the hybrid model and having the teachers do double the workload, to me, it felt like they had to do in class teaching and remote learning plans," said Karisa Vlasek, parent of a student at Davis Middle School.
She also has worries about COVID-19 spreading, and other parents feel the same way. In a written statement, Rebecca Hemann, who's children attend Springville Elementary said: "I'm grateful Dr. Logan, and the OPS board have made the decision to move to the full remote model, I know this has been a difficult decision and will present challenges, but I believe it's the right choice to keep our students, teachers, and community safe."
As for Haave, he hopes to see his daughter back in school soon.
"We need to start somewhere, we got to start learning at some point we got to take the first step, doing it this way, right now we're just sort of staying in place waiting for the storm to blow over, and it's not."