Greenfield 2020 Fall School Reentry Plan Approval Coming Monday

GREENFIELD, WI — Parents of Greenfield public schools students will know the fate of the fall semester later Monday after the district made its recommendation to the Greenfield School Board last week.

District officials made a presentation before the board on July 27.

According to a survey that was sent out to Greenfield parents, about 75 percent of who responded to the survey said carrying out distance learning from home would place an extremely difficult burden on the families.

Likewise, between 67 percent and 74 percent of parents responded, saying they wanted the district's primary focus to send their students back to school in-person in the safest way possible.

Between 22 and 25 percent of parents who responded said they would prefer not to send their child back to school. Between seven and nine percent of parents said their child cannot go back to school due to an underlying health condition.

During the course of the presentation, district officials asked the board to consider starting the school year virtually, with the intention of gradually reintroducing students and staff to the in-person school model over time as COVID-19 case trends permit.

Greenfield Superintendent Lisa Elliot told Patch that the Board will be meeting on Aug. 10 to make a decision.