'Devastating And Terrifying': Families Of Special Needs Students Fear Boston Will Cancel In-Person Learning

BOSTON — Parents of Boston Public Schools’ students have whiplash over the back-and-forth plans of their kids’ education as the district navigates the uncharted waters of teaching 54,000 students in a pandemic.

As the school year started, they were entirely remote. Then, a hybrid plan began on October 1, allowing the district’s most high-need students back into the buildings two days a week. Now, it’s unclear what’ll be next.

“I think there’s a very real concern these kids might not even be in school this year,” Michael Colanti of West Roxbury told WBZ. His 7-year-old daughter Maia is learning remotely as a student at the Patrick Lyndon Elementary School. His four-year-old daughter Mae, who has Down syndrome, is learning in person two days a week at the William W. Henderson Inclusion School in Dorchester.

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