Her son already repeated first grade to help him catch up from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. But she has begun to worry about the effects on her children and their education. The hurricane damaged the roof of her house, and the family lost power for three days. “Every morning he’s like, ‘Mom, is it a school day? Is it a school day?’” she said.
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Among those still closed is Sarasota, where nearly half of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty.Ībbie Tarr Trembley, a mother of four in Sarasota, said her youngest, a 9-year-old boy, asks each morning when he can go back to school. In Florida, 68 of 75 school districts are open for in-person instruction, and two more districts are expected to reopen this week, the state Department of Education said Tuesday. Davis, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina. But these districts and schools and students will be struggling months and years later,” said Cassandra R. “In a week or two, we’ll have forgotten about Hurricane Ian. Recovery from natural disasters elsewhere suggests the effects on kids can be lasting, particularly in low-income communities that have a harder time bouncing back. Shuttered schools can worsen the hurricane's disruption for children. Some schools are without power and still assessing the damage, as well as the impact on staff members who may have lost homes or can't return to work. The devastation from Hurricane Ian has left schools shuttered indefinitely in parts of Florida, leaving storm-weary families anxious for word on when and how children can get back to classrooms.Īs rescue and recovery operations continue in the storm’s aftermath, several school systems in hard-hit counties in southwestern Florida can’t say for sure when they’ll reopen.
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