How Do You Feel As Maryland Schools Reopen: Patch Survey

MARYLAND — Many school districts in Maryland are offering hybrid learning this spring and planning for the possible return to five in-person days per week in the fall. One Eastern Shore county is already offering daily in-person instruction; Worcester County started five days a week of in-person learning for all students the week of March 8.

Howard County began daily face-to-face instruction for children with individualized education programs at the beginning of March, and Allegany County will offer five days a week of in-person learning to all students starting the week of April 19.

Still, some Maryland students have been enrolled in all virtual learning since mid-March 2020, when Superintendent Karen Salmon first ordered schools to close as the coronavirus pandemic hit the state.

As more schools offer in-person learning compared with previous months, Patch is surveying readers on their perception of in-person or hybrid learning and what school districts should offer in the fall.

Salmon and Gov. Larry Hogan urged school districts to offer some form of in-person learning by March 1. So far, 22 school districts are offering at least some in-person learning as of March 31, according to the Maryland Department of Education.

Only Charles and Prince George's counties have not yet started in-person instruction. They will begin to welcome students back the weeks of April 19 and April 5, respectively.

Private schools in many cases have been able to reopen more quickly based on smaller enrollment sizes that allow for physical distancing.

Share your thoughts with Patch about schools reopening in our anonymous survey. The survey will be open through noon on Monday, April 5. Patch will share the results after the survey closes.

The survey is not meant to be a scientific poll, but only to give a broad idea of public sentiment.

If you cannot see the form below, click here.

See Also:

• MD Schools Should Reopen, Governor Says
• BCPS Releases Reopening Plan For Phased-In Hybrid Learning
• Harford County Public Schools Plans 4 Days A Week In-Person
• 99% Of HCPSS Staffers Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine
• Prince George's County Announces April Hybrid Learning Rollout
• Hogan Ups Ante On In-Person Teaching, Vows To Send COVID Tests And PPE To Schools
• Many Maryland Schools Set To Reopen Monday, March 1