North Andover Families, Staff Mostly Support In-Person School

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The majority of North Andover parents and staff responded to a pair of surveys by saying they are likely to send their kids or return to school for in-person instruction.

Roughly 41 percent of both groups responded 5 on a 1-5 scale of likelihood of returning to school; over 20 percent more responded with a 4. But substantial minorities of both groups are unlikely to return to school: 8 percent of parents and 2 percent of teachers responded with a 1.

In addition, almost two-thirds of parents said their children would not ride the school bus.

Substantial numbers of parents and teachers had health concerns about in-person classes.

Districts are required to submit three plans to the state by July 31: in-person, remote and hybrid learning models.

The two surveys are available here.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.