LEXINGTON — Parents in Fayette County are sharing their frustration, following Wednesday’s decision from the county board of education to continue with virtual instruction through the end of December.

What You Need To Know

  • Fayette County won't have in-person classes before January

  • Parents say they are frustrated

  • Families currently enrolled in virtual learning can sign up again

  • School board meeting again on Oct. 26

"It has been nothing but tears, frustrations. I mean, I'm frustrated, she's frustrated,” explains Candis Morgan, mother of a kindergarten in Fayette County.

Morgan, along with members of the facebook group, Let Them Learn in Fayette County have been asking school leaders to support some form of in-person learning and Candis says she was surprised by the schools boards decision to wait until at least January for that opportunity.

“This whole time we were giving false advertisementLEXINGTON, Ky. — Parents in Fayette County are sharing their frustration, following Wednesday’s decision from the county board of education to continue with virtual instruction through the end of December.

"It has been nothing but tears, frustrations. I mean, I'm frustrated, she's frustrated,” explains Candis Morgan, mother of a kindergarten in Fayette County.

Morgan, along with members of the Facebook group, "Let Them Learn in Fayette County" have been asking school leaders to support some form of in-person learning and Candis says she was surprised by the school board's decision to wait until at least January for that opportunity.

“This whole time we were giving false advertisement of the hybrid plan that they were working on, that they were getting a plan together to get our kids in the classroom almost every meeting. It was like a false advertisement you know, like a little bit closer to do a little bit closer to hear them last night just shut down the idea completely that they were supposed to be working on for months,” adds Morgan

Fayette County Public Schools will continue offering Non-Traditional Instruction: Differentiated Distance Learning (NTI: 2DL) for the remainder of the fall semester.

Schools will continue to provide targeted services for small groups of students and possibly expand offerings. Leaders will also look at how best to support our preschool students.

FCPS will prepare for a return to in-person learning five days a week in January, provided conditions with the virus are safe. Families will have the option of sending their children to campus five days a week or selecting remote instruction. Employees will also have the opportunity to share their plans in advance of a return to in-person learning. Family interest and staff availability will help schools devise the best instructional plans for students in both cohorts.

Families whose children are currently enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) will have the opportunity to remain with VLA or choose either remote or in-person learning for the second semester.

The open enrollment window for the second semester of the Virtual Learning Academy will be from Nov. 2 through the 16. Those interested in the ability to learn anytime, anywhere at their own pace during the second semester will be able to apply for that option.

"I don't want to frustrate our students and I don't want to frustrate our families, but at the same time I think as a board, we have been intentional about listening to the concerns of all of our stakeholders,” explains Daryl Love, a board member on the Fayette County Board of Education.

The school board will meet again, Monday, October 26, and members of the ‘Let Them Learn in Fayette County’ Facebook group, plan to host a rally that same evening, protesting the board’s decision to wait until January for in-person classes to resume. of the hybrid plan that they were working on, that they were getting a plan together to get our kids in the classroom almost every meeting. It was like false advertisement you know, like a little bit closer to do a little bit closer to hear them last night just shut down the idea completely that they were supposed to be working on for months,” adds Morgan

Fayette County Public Schools will continue offering Non-Traditional Instruction: Differentiated Distance Learning (NTI: 2DL) for the remainder of the fall semester.

Schools will continue to provide targeted services for small groups of students and possibly expand offerings. Leaders will also look at how best to support our preschool students.

FCPS will prepare for a return to in-person learning five days a week in January, provided conditions with the virus are safe. Families will have the option of sending their children to campus five days a week or selecting remote instruction. Employees will also have the opportunity to share their plans in advance of a return to in-person learning. Family interest and staff availability will help schools devise the best instructional plans for students in both cohorts.

Families whose children are currently enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy will have the opportunity to remain with VLA, or choose either remote or in-person learning for the second semester.

The open enrollment window for the second semester of the Virtual Learning Academy will be from Nov. 2 through the 16th. Those interested in the ability to learn anytime, anywhere at their own pace during the second semester will be able to apply for that option.

"I don't want to frustrate our students and I don't want to frustrate our families, but at the same time I think as a board, we have been intentional about listening to the concerns of all of our stakeholders,” explains Daryl Love, board member on the Fayette County Board of Education.

The school board will meet again, Monday, October 26th and members of the ‘Let Them Learn in Fayette County’ facebook group, plan to host a rally that same evening, protesting the board’s decision to wait until January for in-person classes to resume.