L.A. Unified parents say the district’s independent study program has improved from the fall, yet they remain frustrated with its format and curriculum.
Thousands of special education students are in limbo, because they can't enroll in independent study, but have health risks that prevent them from attending in person.
Host Zaidee Stavely talks with reporter Betty Márquez Rosales about the frustrations shared by parents and district officials. A parent from Mojave Unified in Kern County shares the heartbreak she feels after her sons' struggles with distance learning seem destined to repeat in independent study.