Majority of San Diego parents want kids on campus, survey shows

Nearly 73% of parents in San Deigo Unified said that they want their child to participate in in-person instruction, a recent district-wide survey found. About 27% said they would stay in distance learning for the full year.

Like many school districts, however, San Diego Unified struggled to get full participation in its poll of reopening preferences. Just 64% of families responded to the survey, leaving out thousands of parents and some who may have more reservations about in-person instruction.

“We’re likely to have, at least at the beginning, more students return in the areas of the district that have been less impacted by the virus and fewer students return in the areas that have been more impacted by the virus,” said San Diego Unified board President Richard Barrera.

Some San Diego Unified schools will likely begin offering students four days a week of in-person instruction when the district reopens the week of April 12, the San Deigo Union-Tribune reports. However, schools with high percentages of students who wish to return to campus may only be able to offer two days per week in order to meet the district’s 5-feet social distancing requirements.