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Encuesta: Mientras el plan de reapertura de Chicago se tambalea, ¿qué piensan los estudiantes y las familias?

By 
Cassie Walker Burke
and
Caroline Bauman
 | January 25, 2021, 7:59pm UTC
Traducido por Beatriz Oliva 
Pre-kindergarten students eat lunch at their desks under new COVID-19 rules in Chicago schools.
Estudiantes preescolares almuerzan en sus escritorios segun nuevas reglas para prevenir COVID-19 en las escuelas de Chicago. (Yana Kunichoff / Chalkbeat Chicago)

El enfrentamiento entre los profesores y el distrito escolar, debido a la reapertura, tiene a los estudiantes y las familias de Chicago en un estado de incertidumbre. Queremos saber: ¿Qué decisiones están sopesando ahora mismo? ¿Y qué necesita su hijo en este momento?

Chalkbeat Chicago quiere escuchar a las familias y a los estudiantes. Nuestra breve encuesta servirá para conocer lo que están experimentando las familias y las preguntas que puedan tener. Planeamos utilizar los resultados de la encuesta para informar sobre nuestra cobertura. Si no se siente cómodo con el uso de su nombre, comuníquelo al final de la encuesta.

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