As Schools Debate Reopening, Many Parents Are Deciding To Homeschool For The First Time Instead, by Marlo Safi

Parents and caretakers across the country are preparing their children to return to school — many for in-person and remote learning.

But a growing number are seeking other options, citing the complications that come with remote and in-person learning while a pandemic is taking place. Many parents don’t want their children to sit in front of a computer for several hours, and others believe that a highly-structured school day with minimal interaction with peers and obsessive sanitation would be frustrating for young children in particular.

Instead, the National Home School Association (NHSA) has reported that it’s seeing a surge in requests for information, as parents inquire about homeschooling their children instead of sending them back to the classroom or putting them in front of a computer screen, according to CBS 21.  …