Submitted by: Aaron P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to in-person instruction
Comment: I vote in favor of in person instruction as soon as possible. Take precautions for high risk individuals and allow for some flexibility with those that don't feel comfortable returning to in person instruction.

Submitted by: Abby P  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools back up, mental health concerns, workload concerns
Comment: I have 4 children at 4 different CUSD schools! We moved across the country 3 years ago and moved to Chandler because of the highly rated school system! Now, surrounding districts as well as our district back in Florida have all returned back to school! All 4 of my kids suffer from anxiety, 2 take medicine for their depression and panic attacks. Two of my children have 504's. While I have been content with the elementary and Jr High learning instruction thus year, I am very disappointed in what the high schools have offered and implemented! My son at Basha High sits on the computer from 7 am until 5 pm trying to complete work and understand what he is suppose to do! My Jr High son was given so much work on Monday he was working until 6pm! I am also extremely annoyed that missing or late assignments are being given 1/2 credit, no credit etc! This is virtual school, with hardly any virtual instruction, The students should solely be graded on completion!

Submitted by: Abby P  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-open schools
Comment: While I have been content with the online instruction from Santan elementary and Santan Jr High, my kids are still not learning well! Al 4 of my kids at 4 different CUSD schools struggle with anxiety. My 9th grader at Basha is on the computer from 7 am until 5 pm everyday, plus weekends. My Santan Honors Jr High student was given so much work on Monday, he was on the computer until 6pm! They are exhausted from looking at a screen all day, their eyesight is suffering, and their moods are highly affected by little to none social interaction with peers and teachers. My kids love school! We moved here from Florida 3 years ago and specifically chose CUSD because of how highly ranked it was! Now surrounding districts and their district in Florida is back to school! My children are suffering mentally and emotionally. They have stomach aches everyday because of their anxieties and stress from not being physically in school!

Submitted by: Adam G  
School: Chandler High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send my son back to in person learning
Comment: Send our kids back to school. My son has an IEP that by law is to be addressed but has not.

Submitted by: ADELE B  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person learning
Comment: Please return to in-person schooling as soon as possible. I would accept next school day. For a virus that is survivable by over 99% of the populace, we are hurting the healthy in a misguided effort to protect the fragile. We can protect the fragile while permitting the healthy to return to life as normal. Our children should no longer suffer at the hands of inept adults. Please reopen the schools with those teachers ready and willing to show up. Thank you.

Submitted by: Adrianne H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to In-person schools
Comment: The benchmarks have been made by the Maricopa County Dept of Health and our District is in the green in two areas. The last one is declining daily. It's time to open schools. Those who want to stay home can do so. Give us back the freedom to choose and let kids return to in-person instruction. What are you waiting for?

Submitted by: Adrienne K  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: I urge the board to reconsider holding off on in person learning until October! The metrics have already been met to begin with a hybrid and within a week or so we should be green to go back full in person. All the districts surrounding us, the charters, the privates, they all have a plan to go back early September and some have already gone back! It's frustrating to know we could go back but our district is behind the ball and no plan has been conveyed. Let our kids go back!

Submitted by: Aileen B  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children need in school learning
Comment: Social emotional outlook for our kids is as important as the fear of this virus. Put our kids back in class. And reopen for the Mental health

Submitted by: Aimee C  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening schools
Comment: AZ numbers are now in the 'moderate' level. We were told by CUSD that as soon as the numbers reached this level, school could reopen. Please follow through on that promise. Other districts such as Higley and Gilbert are reopening. Please listen to the parents, students, and majority of teachers who want to reopen schools.

Submitted by: Aimee G  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person learning
Comment: Please reopen our schools. Our children need to be in the classroom. They're not able to get a proper education sitting in front of a screen. I have Kindergartener and 2nd grader. They need to be back at school.

Submitted by: Alexis R  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In- person learning
Comment: I am Grateful to the dedication and Love you have for the Youth of CUSD! I understand You want what is best for not only the children, but the teachers. I have Done countless hours of research and study and it is my conclusion that remote learning has far more negative effects than in person education. The American pediatric board has stated for years on end that more than 2 hours on a screen has ill effects on a child's developing brain connections. The daily melt down are a real thing at my house. I have 4 children who attend Cusd schools, I have Different worries for each of them. Children need not only the learning part of in person education, but the social part equally. My children are online 7+ hours a day. I love All my children's teachers. They are amazing, and that is why I have Not pulled my kids and gone private or charter. But at some point if in person learning is not offered- I will pull them and choose in person learning somewhere that offers it.

Submitted by: Alicia M  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: This must stop
Comment: Enough is enough! More and more data comes out proving not only that numbers are innacurate and overdramatized but providing children are safe for opening schools. Stop holding children's well being hostage for political agendas. Enough is enough.

Submitted by: Alisha K  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open CUSD schools!!!!!!
Comment: Please please open CUSD SCHOOLS!!!!!!

Submitted by: Alisha P  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Hopeful that they will be returning to in person sooner than October
Comment: Please consider opening the schools sooner than October. Our kids miss school and this is so hard on everyone. Please consider masks as optional for the younger grades. Or if they can wear them throughout the school and have them off in class. Kids and masks are just gross. They harbor so much more germs than protect them. Unless you have a perfect 6 year old that doesn't touch it a thousand times. I hope Wednesday that there is a decision made about the return of students. Thank you for all youdo to keep our kiddos safe.

Submitted by: Alison C  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening
Comment: I believe that since numbers of Covid cases are going down that you should open in person schooling. My daughter is struggling with her classes and not succeeding.

Submitted by: Alison H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: in person
Comment: I have dragged my feet in responding to this survey because I am a stay at home Mom that can manage my children's learning, all be it, not as well as teachers.This is not a long term solution and for my kindergartener it isn't a good short term solution either.. I have been tempted many times to pull hi. and homeschool however he does not like to learn from me.either. I do see many parents in my neighborhood that are struggling, ie working mothers. I don't see how they are managing. So for manyreasons including those mentioned and that other school districts are reopening in the state as well as the CDC and the Pediatric Association recommend in person. Are they not the authorities? For those reasons it makes sense to me that in person resume.

Submitted by: Alissa G  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: LET KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!
Comment: a lot of kids will be pulled from the district of you guys do not open up!!!!!!! Seriously!

Submitted by: Allegra B  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children
Comment: I have 4 very active children who all attend Haley elementary. My kids need in person school. They are not learning to their fullest capabilities. They have a hard time sitting watch a computer screen and making connections to their work. Teachers are essential. My kids are essential.

Submitted by: Allison b  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Stella Biesterfeld
Comment: Please reopen in person schools. Their mental health is suffering

Submitted by: Allison E  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send kids back to school their mental health is suffering, I work in a mental hospital and trust me they need to be in school and around people
Comment: Please vote to put Kidd back in school

Submitted by: Allison E  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Open!
Comment: We have been patient while you have asked us to wait, we waited patiently-because you asked us to. My daughter is a Junior at Perry High School and even though she is supposedly one of the lucky ones, the kids best equipped to deal with remote learning, she is struggling with this format. In the 3 weeks since online school has started, she has already had one emotional breakdown in trying to deal with online classes and missing the camaraderie of the masses. She misses her teachers and her classmates. You asked us to follow the science. We did our part. It's your turn to follow the science and open up. It's best thing for the kids. It's the best thing for the district. I know it takes courage, but you can do this. The kids need you to take a breath, take a leap, and do what's best for them. That's opening schools. Thank you.

Submitted by: Allison G  
School: Conley Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: School closures and mandates
Comment: We were originally enrolled at Conley Elem. We chose to withdraw our child when we realized that masks/social distancing would be enforced as well as realizing in-person school was going to be indefinitely delayed due to politics. Our young child cannot learn on a computer screen (as we learned last spring), so we have chosen to homeschool and join a co-op that is allowing kids to be kids. I am currently not worried about his development, as he will succeed with our current choice, but I worry about all the other Chandler children not so fortunate. Children are not at risk for covid nor are they spreader of deadly diseases. Please quit shaming them and making them bear a burden greater than their years will allow. Open the schools and find teachers who do not have an agenda based on something other than science. Chandler should be leading the country in children's rights!!

Submitted by: Allison H  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please allow the kids to return to school in the fall! Either Hybrid or regular. The benchmarks have been met and our children need to be in person learning!!

Submitted by: Allison M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Risk over Reward: The value of choice!
Comment: At this point the data, numbers and what we know about how the virus is spread clearly shows the reward of giving school choice and in person achool as an option far outweighs the risk. As a former teacher and human development specialist we know children need social emotional development, interaction with peers and we also know best practice for development and learning is not a screen. I understand there are greater risks for some families but that is why we were given a choice for in person or learning. Those kids and families who are healthy and willing to take the risk deserve that choice. Furthermore, teachers who don't feel comfortable should teach online and teachers who do feel comfortable should teach in person. Our rights, our children's rights and the value of education is all being compromised. The risk of not attending school is beginning to be just as concerning as the virus itself.

Submitted by: Allissa M  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen in person learning
Comment: We have met the numbers. And you are already allowing in person kids Express. The is absurd that other districts are sending their kids to in person and we are not. The mental well being of our children is i.important we were told if we meet numbers we would go back. This is what we expect to happen now

Submitted by: Alyson W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: 504 and IEPs are not being met for students. Please consider prioritizing them ahead of the general student population.

Submitted by: Alyssa H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools should be in person.
Comment: Schools should open up and be in person. Teachers are front line workers. They are exposed to flu seasons every year and this is just another virus they are exposed to. If it is safe for bars and restaurants to be open then it is safe for kids to go to school. The education gap will just keep widening and this who can't afford tutors and at home programs will fall behind. We need to be able to send our kids to a safe place to learn.

Submitted by: Amanda A  
School: Sanborn Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please vote in favor for kids to return to school
Comment: I am a single mom and my son needs to be in school he has an IEP and is struggling in subject areas and needs in person learning and he can go to his resource teacher. He needs to be among his peers and get social interaction.

Submitted by: Amanda B  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: Hull Elementary
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send our kids back to school
Comment: Send out kids back to school

Submitted by: Amanda C  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I have four children in CUSD (Navarrete, Payne, Basha High) and my husband is a CUSD teacher. Due to the data and the health department benchmarks being met, I plead with you to consider sending our students back to school. Virtual learning is not what's best for kids and teachers (although necessary for a bit) and I am very concerned about the long-term consequences of continuing it any longer than absolutely necessary. Thank you!

Submitted by: Amanda C  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Opening of our schools
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening our Schools
Comment: The board is failing to look at the long term game when it comes to reopening our schools. The longer they stay closed for a virus with a death rate less then one percent the more money we are losing. If we continue to stay close we are guaranteed to have teacher layoffs, crumbling structures, and oversized classes. We are not only destroying our school district by remaining closed, we are destroying our community. Stop the madness. Listen to the majority of the people that voted you in andopen our beautiful schools. Enough is enough.

Submitted by: Amanda S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in person learning
Comment: These kids need to be back in school for in person learning. It's time to open our schools.

Submitted by: Amanda T  
School: ACP Oakland   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to School
Comment: Consider that AZ has not yet reached benchmarks to return to in person. Please equip schools and teachers to teach online.

Submitted by: Amber C  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Open for In-Person Schooling
Comment: My daughter transferred to Perry this school year from a local charter school. She wanted the opportunities that a larger public school provides, and she is excited to actually get to school in-person. CUSD has had such a good reputation in the past. It's sad that personal and political agendas are being put ahead of a commitment to students at this time. The 'health risks' are so low, metrics are being met, and more harm than good is being done by continuing to delay in-person education. Let'sfocus on true education, not politics! Thank you.

Submitted by: Amber E  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: Reopening
Comment: Cusd has always been a premier district in AZ. The lack of leadership from the governing board has been disheartening to our community. Parents need choices for their children's education and the board took those options away. I have unenrolled my 2 students from Cusd during this time of uncertainty. Children need school and covid isnt going away. We need to learn how to teach and move forward in education without fear and get kids back in the classroom. Of atleast giving families the CHOICE ifthey want in person or online learning.

Submitted by: Amber L  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please implement an in-person learning model asap. My children need are struggling with headaches from too my screen time. They need the social aspect of school to feel mentally healthy. We also rely on midday transportation to gymnastics that EPA offers. I feel the benefits of inperson learning outweigh the risks of covid for these children.

Submitted by: Amber O  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person education
Comment: I have a Freshman at Basha High School. It is imperative to her Mental, Social and Education health for her to be In-person learning. Yesterday she had an emotional breakdown while completing online classes due to continued frustration. Her education is struggling. It's hard to understand why benchmarks are met, other schools are opening with success and CUSD has not returned to In-Person class schedules. The board needs to vote to return to school right away!!!

Submitted by: Amber P  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Psychological effects on our children
Comment: My children are being distroyed mentally by this online school, they are acting in way I have never seen of them before. Please let them back into school so they aren't affected permanently and never want to come to school again. I would rather get Covid and have my kids thriving than what the circumstances are now. Teachers are trying their very best, but my kids are NOT virtual learners!

Submitted by: Amber S  
School: CTA Liberty   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person learning.
Comment: Given that the metrics for returning to in-person are being met, please consider allowing children to return to the classroom.

Submitted by: Amber S  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please start in person classes ASAP - for our children!!!
Comment: I have a first, second, and third grader that all attend Fulton Elementary. Our kids are at critics ages for their social and mental development. Online school is better than nothing, but our children are not progressing. They are treading water. It is extremely challenging to keep children engaged for the entire school day (or lessons) with only a screen. My husband and I both work full time and spend about 4-6 hrs a day helping reteach lessons and as tech support. Please let the children thatwant to come back in person start ASAP since we meet the criteria. Those who are uncomfortable can continue to with online education. That is the beauty of offering both - each family can win. Please help our children get back to learning!!!!

Submitted by: Amie P  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: return to in person learning
Comment: Please allow my children back in the classroom. My children's learning is suffering in the virtual format. Their future is in your hands at this point and if CUSD does not plan on opening very soon we will be forced to leave.

Submitted by: Amy D  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person learning
Comment: Please send our kids back to in person learning immediately. This has gone on far too long and children are suffering. You need to listen to what the students and parents want. We have a right to an in person education. Health officials babe said it's time. Other schools have opened. You are failing our kid. It's very upsetting to see the poor leadership shown by this board.

Submitted by: Amy F  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open our schools. These kids are struggling mentally and academically! Parents are struggling too.
Comment: You need to take in consideration the opinions of the families and staff of CUSD. We want our children back in the classroom. They need teacher interaction and instruction. They need to see their friends and build relationships. We are creating a generation of kids who are being taught to be afraid to leave the house! Open our schools! CUSD is a great district but if we keep loosing kids to charters, private's and other districts then it won't have the funding to continue being a great district!

Submitted by: Amy I  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please vote in person teaching!
Comment: Online learning is a joke this quarter and my son needs to be back in the classroom actually learning in person with his teachers. Online learning is a waste of time it's Attendance taking and then an hour and a half break until the next class starts for attendance. Junior year is so critical to help prepare for grades, ACT, and SAT. Students need to be back in the classroom. Why are teachers getting a pass when most people are going to work in person at all sorts of different jobs?

Submitted by: Amy K  
School: CTA Liberty   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning is Essential
Comment: Seven years ago when I needed to make a decision on where to start my child's education I chose CUSD for a variety of reasons. I have been a Gilbert resident for 25 years. At the time their school board was in utter disarray. I felt that CUSD had a better foundation and more to offer - especially within CTA. I felt fortunate to have been called for a spot thru Open Enrollment. Though I still love the school (for which I now have 2 children attending) I cannot say I feel the same about the district as a whole. I realize your decisions have not been easy but I also don't feel they have been made with our children's best interest in mind. Online learning does not work. Our one A students now have declining grades. Their mental heath continues to be taxed and stressed due to the ongoing social isolation. With Gilbert starting in person I may not be left with the choice to stay. Do the right thing for our kids - open up for in person learning. The data supports it and always has.

Submitted by: Amy L  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools up to those that want to go.
Comment: I have both a 6th grader and a 4th grader. I chose the online until school opens, so my children could actually see their classmates and teachers.My 6th grader has an IEP and is struggling big time. I have to be by his side to make sure he understands everything that is being asked iof him.My children ask me everyday when they are able to go back to school. I'm sure their are still some parents hesitant about sending their children, so give them the choice to stay with COA. My children are miserable.

Submitted by: Amy M  
School: Basha High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re opening schools
Comment: Our children have always received quality education from CUSD, however the decision of the board to go to online only has drastically decreased this. I have a senior who attends Basha High and her days of school are nothing short of pathetic. Classes last 15 to 20 minutes at best and ahead spends a lot of time just waiting fro the next class to start. These kids need to be back in the classroom, interacting with their friends and teachers. They are mature enough to wear a mask if required and wash their hands! This board seems to be using our kids as pawns in a power grab, one board member in particular is attempting to dismantle the district. She has posted hateful, nasty comments online and is using CUSD's name when doing so, Lindsay Love I'm talking about you. Reopen our schools and get back to normal! Our kids are suffering!

Submitted by: Amy M  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids back in person
Comment: Bars and Casinos have reopened, it is unfortunate that those reopened before the schools. Please allow kids and teachers to return to class.

Submitted by: Amy M  
School: Jacobson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please let kids and teachers back in the classroom.
Comment: Kids are struggling with online. They need to be back in the classroom. It is unfortunate that bars and casinos are open while schools remain closed.

Submitted by: Amy P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Please consider returning to school in person in some capacity. Our students want to be there. Our district was one of the best in district but as we continue to remain closed & lose students I worry for the future of our district.

Submitted by: Amy R  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to School
Comment: My kid is a 504 kid. He needs in person instruction.

Submitted by: Amy S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person learning
Comment: Now that we are meeting at minimum the health recommendations for at least hybrid leaning and aren't far away from full in person, it's time to have a clear plan to return safely ASAP. There are ways to minimize risk and the kids need this for their mental health and development. It is not necessary to wait until after Fall Break and we have had months to begin preparations for safety to it's time to move forward while also allowing those kids and teachers who are at a higher risk to stay online. Thank you!

Submitted by: Amy Y  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please open our schools. My sons mental health is suffering and we have met the metrics.

Submitted by: Andre S  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: in person school
Comment: virtual learning has been very hard and I noticed my four kids are not leaning at the rate they should if in school. My husband and I work. I have a kindergartner, 2nd, 6th 8th graders. My kids hate virtual. My husband and I work full time. My husband had to take a leave of absence from work to help with the virtual leaning. This is not sustainable and it is damaging parent and child relationship. I can't imaging the longer term damming this has caused with parents that have teenagers. You keep them home now but come flu season (which kills kids) no one does anything to protect our kids

Submitted by: Andrea  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in person school please!
Comment: Back to in person school please

Submitted by: Andrea d  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children need to be in school
Comment: Children need to be in school. Consequences unrated to Covid 19 are far worse.

Submitted by: Andrea D  
School: Weinberg Gifted Academy   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Educación
Comment: Con todo mi respeto, agradezco ante mano que tomen su tiempo para leer mi comentario. La educaion es l base de nuestro futuro, la educaion es la salvación, escape de muchos de nuestros niños y niñas de sus propias familias. Muchos familias no pueden seguir apoyando a sus hijos siendo ellos mismos los maestros. Muchos no pueden seguir manteniendo las familias económicamente por que tienen que quedarse en casa. Es imperativo que las escuelas habrán las puertas YA!!! Estadisticamente ya estamos listos para abrir las puertas. Psicologicamente YA estamos listo para ir a las escuelas. Por favor escuchen a los miles de padres que piden que se abran las puertas. Nunca podremos vivir en un mundo estéril!! COVID tomará años par erradicarse. NO podemos seguir sin hacer responsables por nuestros actos. Es momento para abrir las puertas!!. Gracias

Submitted by: Andrea G  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return in person school
Comment: Asking, praying and hoping that we can return to in person school within the next 2 weeks. I have a senior who is learning nothing online and desperately needs to keep her gpa up to help get scholarships to college and be prepared for rigorous curriculum. I also have a special needs student in the Case program, as much as his six hours a week on campus is wonderful, the rest of the time is extremely frustrating for him, and our family. He has lost so much valuable time since March!!! And lastly,I work at one of our junior high's and we are all ready for our kids to return. Masks on, hand sanitizer everywhere and social distance as much as possible!

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Knox Gifted Academy   Organization: -Select-
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-opening schools before Fall Break.
Comment: We have been in the moderate range for metrics for 3 weeks now and are headed quickly to green/good range. The MDHS representative at this week's meeting made clear that schools can and should re-open in at least a hybrid model. I believe schools should fully re-open before fall break, but please at least re-open for hybrid beginning very soon before fall break. Our kids desperately need this and are suffering greatly. There is no further reason to keep schools closed. CUSD will continue losingstudents and funding if the Board continues in this fashion with lack of action. Please don't do that to us. Right now, our kids can go pretty much anywhere in town except for school and that is WRONG. They are suffering academically and mentally. Please put your political agenda aside and vote for our kids. That is your job.

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Knox Gifted Academy   Organization: -Select-
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-open schools before Fall Break.
Comment: Ms. Flanigan from MDHS explained: (1) Pima, Maricopa and Pinal county have all hit metrics for businesses to reopen; (2) for CUSD, 2 out of 3 metrics are in the green area and have been met which means we can safely re-open; (3) the school board can put in policies that would help ensure safety (CUSD has these polices already developed); and (4) less than 3% may never be possible and is unrealistic to wait for that before opening schools. There is zero reason right now not to re-open CUSD schools. The other districts that have opened have not experienced outbreaks. Please do what is right for the students and vote to re-open.

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Knox Gifted Academy   Organization: Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-open schools now
Comment: Yet another school district, Cave Creek, is added to the fast-growing list of districts that have announced re-opening plans within the next 1-2 weeks. When will CUSD realize that the time has come to re-open our schools for those students who want to attend and return in person? We already are facing a more than $21M budget shortfall because of the more than 1000 students who have left CUSD due to this Board's lack of leadership. The metrics for re-opening in CUSD are strong and we all know that the two outlier zip codes that remain in red should be taken with a grain of salt because those areas include Chandler hospital and many nursing homes. Please do what is right for our kids and re-open. It is safe to do so and CUSD's re-opening plan published earlier this summer is strong. Our kids are suffering right now and the online education is terrible. Please don't lose more families and further harm the reputation of this district by failing to do what is right for our kids.

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Perry High   Organization: -Select-
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-open schools now
Comment: The online education in CUSD right now is subpar to say the least. I have two honors students who are suffering academically and we are ready to move them out of CUSD if this board doesn't act to re-open schools now. The metrics are strong that we can safely re-open as all the districts around us and charters are doing. Note that there have been no outbreaks in other districts or charters that have re-opened. CUSD's re-opening plan is strong, so let's use it to re-open and keep kids safe at thesame time. Of course those who want to remain online should. But those who want to return should be able to do so. Our kids are suffering and enough is enough. We have been patient with you and done what you asked. But, I and many other families will be moving out of CUSD if you don't re-open now. Our kids need to compete and they are losing out right now and have been since March. We cannot let this continue or CUSD will fall into disrepute. That would be such a shame for this district.

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Perry High   Organization: -Select-
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-open schools before Fall Break.
Comment: As MDHS explained and data shows, 2 out of 3 metrics for CUSD re-opening are in green. Also, early CUSD met the below 10% goal, below 7% goal and now 5% goal. We all know that the data in some CUSD districts is skewed higher because of presence of any nursing homes in those areas, but this data is not relevant to the school-age population and should be used to keep schools closed. As parents, we love our kids more than anything and want them safe. We have been patient and done what you asked tolearn online. But the time has come when we can safely re-open schools and give our kids the education they need and deserve. Online school is subpar at best and is hurting our kids' ability to compete and also to be mentally healthy. Please re-open the schools. As we can see from surrounding districts and charters, it is safe to do so..

Submitted by: Andrea M  
School: Perry High   Organization: -Select-
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Urge Board to re-opening schools before Fall Break.
Comment: I urge you to re-open schools, whether totally or hybrid to transition at a bare minimum. The message from MDHS was clear last night that it is safe to re-open at least as hybrid and we will be in the green area very soon. CUSD developed very detailed and comprehensive plans for re-opening earlier this summer, so when the Board said last night there is no plan, you are lying. That isn't true. I commend Ms. Casteel and Mr. Narducci for standing up for our kids last night. The Board needs to do better. Follow science and follow reason. None of you have kids in CUSD, but as a parent, I and thousands of other parents will tell you that online school is terrible and the kids are suffering mentally, physically and academically. CUSD is better than this and is becoming disreputable right now. You are losing some of the Valley's brightest students right now because this Board refuses to act and that is wrong. Please look at the data and let's re-open. Enough is enough.

Submitted by: Andrea r  
School: ACP Erie   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Open the schools. We can go to the movie, gym, bars -metrics are improving daily. It's time to go back.

Submitted by: Andrew E  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The school needs to be reopened. It's time, science has shown that it's safe.
Comment: I worry sending this because I'm afraid Lindsay Love will get my personal info from it.

Submitted by: Angel C  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: back to school NOW
Comment: bring lightness back to the kids, not darkness

Submitted by: Angela w  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get these kids back in school!
Comment: Virtual learning isn't nearly as effective as in person. Not only is their learning suffering, but so is their mental health. The situation is getting desperate.

Submitted by: Angela W  
School: Weinberg Gifted Academy   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please get our kids back in school!
Comment: Kids are suffering - their learning is suffering and their mental health is suffering.

Submitted by: Angie G  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: I feel that the voices of the parents rd and students who want to return to in person learning are not being heard, we are the group who was offered an option but whose option is not being honored. Everyone keeps says 'listen to the science', well the science is saying that it is appropriate for some type of in person learning. We can't just 'follow the science' when it supports ones agenda. No one loves our boys as much as my husband and I do, we understand that there is a risk, some children and staff will get sick but that comes with every virus. We have watched our boys struggle emotionally these last 5 months, they are upset, confused, depressed and frustrated. I am trying to d what is right for my children, but unfortunately I feel like their tears are not being noticed or heard. Please don't let them down.

Submitted by: Angie G  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopening
Comment: Please consider opening our schools. The mental health of our teens is at huge risk now. The benchmarks have been met to at least consider opening hybrid style.

Submitted by: Ann M  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Request for District Plans on Resuming In-Person Instruction before Oct 12 -- Our Children Need to be in person!
Comment: The metrics shared by Ms. Flanigan last week, show that we are ready for hybrid instruction. In fact, as the board shared that they were not equipped to make this type of decision, Ms. Flanigan continued to point back to the metrics showing that our district is safe to start hybrid instruction. As a working parent of a Kindergartner and 3rd grader, this is not working. The joy my children once had learning is replaced by tears, frustration, and headaches from too much screen time. Both of mychildren are struggling to keep up. Some teachers do not record live sessions so they cannot make up work when at Kids Express. I recognize that some parents and teachers are afraid to be back in the classroom -- there is a simple solution for this, allow them to continue online instruction. Just as many teachers want to be in the classroom as well. Please be proactive to support ALL students in CUSD and minimize the loss of students to charters and districts that WILL give us a choice.

Submitted by: Ann M  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The Importance of In Person Schooling
Comment: Both of my straight A students are struggling with online school. They are on their computers from 7:30 am some days until midnight. Between figuring out online school, uncontrollable technology issues, not having clear due dates/times, and an increased workload because instead of receiving information through teaching and reinforcing through homework, they are having to do a lot of reading to replace teaching....I just don't know what to say. This isn't working. I can't even imagine what this is like for students who already struggle. Please let them go back in person.

Submitted by: Ann M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students need to resume in person learning
Comment: Students need to go back to learning in person. The data presented at the board meeting by the Maricopa County Representative shows that we can get our students back in the classroom. Remote learning is not enough. Please have the courage to stand up for the students that want to go back to in person. Give us our choice back, let us choose what is best for our children. Send our children back to school!

Submitted by: Anna s  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Please allow our kids to return to school in person. Those who wish to continue online can do so, those who want and need to return should be able to.

Submitted by: Annalisa L  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: I am comfortable sending my child back to school for in person learning

Submitted by: Annginette G  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening of schools
Comment: Schools need to reopen. The data shows our children are not impacted by this virus. My son has become suicidal over this lock down. He needs to be with his friends, he needs routine, he needs interactions that are in person!!!! Please reopen schools. He is not doing well with distance learning and we are all struggling.

Submitted by: Annie E  
School: Perry High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please open the school for in person learning

Submitted by: Annie J  
School: CTA Goodman   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person instruction return
Comment: Please consider an immediate return to in-person instruction for our children. Thank you!

Submitted by: Annie P  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: Concerned Parent, Working Mother, Advocate For My Children.
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get our kids back in the classroom!
Comment: Your decision needs to be reviewed with the changing circumstances and need to be continued to be reviewed weekly. It's your responsibility to work on bringing teachers, children and families together and NOT POST ON FB contradicting information, not taking in to account parent input at all. This is not YOUR AGENDA, make it right and stop pushing contention and pushing people out of our district and decreasing funding. WE WANT OUR KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Submitted by: Anonymous  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: How can we trust
Comment: You have my kids' lives in your hands and safety in a way you never did before. You have not shown common sense yet to how you will do this. I do not want a vague we will have them wash their hands or sanitize thru the day. You know people will come to the school sick and you can not avoid the fact it will spread. How are you going to keep them safe, my family safe, my neighbors safe. You can't. You wonder why people are leaving, they can't trust you in being able to keep a routine that will work. Or they are leaving because they don't care they think it is all made up. How will learning happen when there are quarantines, there will be (there should be...however the lack of contact tracing and admission of an outbreak is not a secure feeling). How are you going to protect teachers...a mask...no. You think the trauma of worrying about getting sick or watching friends, teachers, family, neighbors getting sick or worse because of the unavoidable outbreak will be less traumatic then not...

Submitted by: Antonio j  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please have these children return to school. You have to be confident in how to handle this situation.
Comment: Vote to remove Lindsey live from the board.

Submitted by: April H  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: I have 2 children that graduated from cusd and I have a senior at basha.. we want in person classes it will be better for the students!!!!

Submitted by: Aram D  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: return to school
Comment: Please return these kids back to school as normal. No mask. My son sits and crys and keeps asking when he can see his friends. And when this corona will be over. Please this is not healthy for our children. Let those who don't feel safe do distant learning. Not all kids can learn on line!

Submitted by: Art A  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: 1950
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: Open-Open -Open
Comment: Our children are being left behind. The current educational way of learning will not work for children with a learning disability or ones who need a more structured learning. Enough is enough with teachers who are concerned. Wear a mask if you have concerns or go into another profession.

Submitted by: Ashleigh S  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person schooling
Comment: How do you expect children to learn when parents are gone all day at work? Parents who are unable to work from home are having to withdraw their students from school in order to be able to attend in person schooling. The best available evidence indicates that COVID-19 poses relatively low risks to school-aged children. Children appear to be at lower risk for contracting COVID-19 compared to adults. To put this in perspective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 17, 2020, the United States reported that children and adolescents under 18 years old account for under 7 percent of COVID-19 cases and less than 0.1 percent of COVID-19-related deaths. There is literally no risk having students attend in person, children should not suffer from politic driven ideas!

Submitted by: Ashley A  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: All in school-our kids need to go back to in person ASAP!
Comment: All in school-our kids need to go back to in person ASAP!

Submitted by: Ashley M  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person instruction
Comment: The state dept of health released certain benchmarks for a safe return in which WE HAVE MET. It is vital our children get the opportunity to attend school in person. It is putting undue stress and expectations onto parents. Children are missing out on essential social

Submitted by: Ashley O  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopenings
Comment: Please open our schools back up!

Submitted by: Ashley W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen our schools
Comment: Please reopen our schools based on facts instead of fear. Please allow the children of CUSD the top notch education they deserve in an environment where they can continue to develop academically, socially, mentally and emotionally. So much damage has already been done to them.

Submitted by: Audra O  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person schooling
Comment: I would like to make my voice heard as a parent of five children living in district boundaries, two of which I have moved outsid the boundaries to a charter school due to CUSD decision to not return to in person learning. Our kids need to go back to school! They need the structure, the opportunities to make friends and meet new people, to laugh together and get out of the house. Please vote have them return to school ASAP, and do not make them wait until second quarter.

Submitted by: Audrey C  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Fully open schools
Comment: No child left behind? Yeah right! CUSD is leaving all of their IEP kids behind with this online learning!

Submitted by: Audrey C  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Schools
Comment: If you could save just one child from committing suicide by returning to in person learning, wouldn't it be worth it?

Submitted by: Austen S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I need my kids to be back at in person learning. It is very complicated to work full time and teach 6th and kindergarten.
Comment: I need my kids to be back at in person learning. It is very complicated to work full time and teach 6th and kindergarten.

Submitted by: Barb P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Allow our children to go back to school in person!
Comment: Virtual learning is not working. Parents should have a choice. Children are not learning, just spending hours sitting a computer screens. Open our schools.

Submitted by: Becky S  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools full-time in person
Comment: School is a routine and rite of passage for children. It is also synonymous with disease. Every year we deal with regular and potentially deadly disease...depending on the individual. However, you've never shut down the schools or increased sanitary measures. Now we have a disease that disproportionately effects elderly, yet we're treating our schools like it effects our kids. I believe that it is vital for our children's immune systems to be stressed...that's scientifically how it gets stronger. Ultimately, parents who need/want an option to protect their kids were given that option with online learning. You promised the rest of us the same option, but you refuse to give it to us...and now because of your lack movement, we've lost kids and funding...which hurts our kids further in the long run. We are in the moderate level, you've had months to lay out how each level should be handled...and yet no plans. Time to let us get our option back and gets kids to in person class!

Submitted by: Beth H  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return in-person
Comment: My daughter is a senior at Perry & is struggling to learn AP Statistics online. Emotionally, she needs to be with her peers & have as much normalcy for her senior year as possible. I appreciate all that you are doing to keep our children safe, but their emotional well being must also be taken into consideration.

Submitted by: Bethany K  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to In-Person Learning
Comment: Please stop saying you are following the science unless you are ACTUALLY going to follow the science. Even as the benchmarks are ridiculous, we should already be in a hybrid mode according to them. These decisions that you are making as a Board will have very long lasting consequences for our district. Please keep that in mind, that after your terms are done, we will still be trying to recover from the disaster of keeping the schools closed for this long, let alone the affects on the students that we are coping with. We are asking for a choice for our children. Please stop hindering that and open OUR schools for those that choose to return. Thank you. BBC

Submitted by: Betsy Q  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open up school
Comment: Please give the parents the choice to send their children to school or homeschool. I do not want to unenroll my child, bc I like this district and my child's school....but will do so like many others if things don't open up soon. Please open up the schools for full in person learning.

Submitted by: Betty M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school in-person, with option for masks
Comment: Ultimately, we want all of our 4 children who attend CUSD to return to in-person schooling, ASAP, with the option to wear masks or not. Numbers have dropped tremendously and this needs to end. The futures of all children are depending on you to allow them back on campus for classroom learning, support from teachers/peers and to have a sense of normalcy back in their lives.

Submitted by: Beverly H  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Let the kids come to school
Comment: My daughter is a kindergartner this year and although this is not what we had pictured as her first experience with elementary school, we are doing our best and being patient. She struggles with participation through a screen and I know that she would shine in a class setting amongst her classmates. She has been very vocal about not liking kindergarten, but she and I both know that she'll enjoy it so much more when she can go to the school building. We are still patiently waiting in hopes of doing a hybrid schedule soon.

Submitted by: Blake M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: We're ready to go back!

Submitted by: Bobbi C  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students Should Be In Classrooms
Comment: Although my daughters are successful at online school, they need social interaction. It is not fair that athletes for sports gather, but students can not attend school.

Submitted by: Bobbi D  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopening
Comment: I would like the the board to honor their word and not reopen schools until after fall break. It will be a easier transition for students, teachers and families.

Submitted by: Bonnie B  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: CUSD students need to get BACK INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS ON CAMPUS!
Comment: CUSD students need to get BACK INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS ON CAMPUS... ASAP!!!

Submitted by: Bonnie R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen the schools
Comment: My kids are in all honor classes and I have never seen their grades fall and the lack of wanting to even be on the computer all day is so sad. They have cried to me and said this isn't fair that we can't be In school I fear depression on one of my kids is starting to kick in. They were once so excited and happy to go to school and grades were never an issue until these last few weeks and missing assignments are insane. Please open our schools back up.

Submitted by: Brad B  
School: CTA Liberty   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Time for the kids to go back to school
Comment: Can board please do the right thing and get the kids back in the classroom.

Submitted by: Brad R  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children need to be back in school
Comment: Please let them back to school, online learning is not educational at all!

Submitted by: Brandon C  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School return ASAP
Comment: I have 3 children in the school system (2nd grade, 5th grade, and 8th grade). Both parents work, luckily i work from home during most days (can't travel for work right now) so i am here all day with my children during school. I would beg you as a board to accept what the state health department is putting out and take the guidance about a Hybrid learning approach at a minimum. Online is putting my children behind and i am extremely worried about the long term affects this is going to have onthem. I fully understand that you all are not health experts nor am I, all i can go on is what we are hearing from the professionals and make the best decisions with the KIDS interest in mind. NO DECISION that we are making should be based on any political opinion or ideas which i have heard expressed in numerous board meetings over the past couple of months. Online learning is hurting them as students! Please at a min. do the hybrid model ASAP.

Submitted by: Brandon H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools
Comment: The long term affects of our children not having peer to peer interaction are far greater then the very very small chance they will harm anyone with COVID transmission. The CDC announced recently that only 9% of previously reported deaths nationwide were actually due to COVID only. We need in-person learning ASAP,

Submitted by: Brandon H  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please send our children back
Comment: Why are other district going back and we are not?

Submitted by: Brandon R  
School: NONE OF THE ABOVE   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Final Appeal for In Person Instruction
Comment: We are the parents of three girls who attend Knox Gifted Academy in grades 1, 2, and 5, respectively. We commend our teachers, our principal, and our district administrators for teaching us under these circumstances and making every effort for our kids to return to the classroom safely. This board is solely responsible for closing and opening the schools. Assistant Superintendent Narducci says that were our district's elementary schools to open now, nearly all classrooms could be arranged to accommodate social distancing. We are firmly resolved that we will not wait indefinitely for the board to reopen the schools. We have delayed taking action earlier in the summer at several junctures while appealing to you to reopen the schools. It pains us greatly to write, therefore: if an in-person option is not available to us for 2nd quarter, we will withdraw all three girls from KGA and CUSD.

Submitted by: Brandy L  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please allow our students to return to FULL time in person classrooms. I have 3 children that attend your schools. The teachers have been amazing!
Comment: Please allow our students to return back to in person education. There are many in some tough situations right now for parents. For me persoanlly my child mental health is far more important than any other agenda that is trying to be pushed right now. My heart has always been in CUSD however, I am considering other options due to many of the boards decisions.

Submitted by: Breanne H  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: Please open the schools for in person learning. Virtual and hybrid is and will not give children the education and social/emotional support they need. Give parents the choice to return. Do not force everyone online due to Covid numbers that are rapidly declining and rates that were misrepresented. Do not use politics to keep my children from receiving an education. And don't use excuses that you aren't public health officials as a scape goat. You ran for the position. You need to make the choices. Give our children and parents the choice to return to in person learning as it is Essential!

Submitted by: Brenda P  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I only want my kids back in class if they aren't sitting in a plastic bubble and isolated to their desks. Let's get them back and so socializing, eating together and learning better!

Submitted by: Brian A  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send the kids back to school we have met benchmarks. We have applications at Charter and private schools and are leaving otherwise
Comment: Open the school immediately all benchmarks have been met

Submitted by: Brian S  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids are not getting the quality education from online school. We know it, you all know it, it's time to stop the BS. Benchmarks have been met, open!
Comment: Open In Person Schools Now. An Overwhelmingly Majority of parents and teachers want in person school. Do it immediately!

Submitted by: Brian W  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Hybrid FIRST
Comment: Let's be realistic about reopening. I know what parents want, I get it, but for the sake of our entire community we cannot rush right in and go from virtual to all in. There must be a hybrid between to gradually ease back into school to keep everyone safe. This is scary and still so much unknown. I don't want my kids being the guinea pigs to jump all in and then end up having to go back to virtual if Covid gets into the schools. I urge you to open slowly and find the happy middle ground and keeping a consistent routine by going hybrid for all of 2nd quarter. Thank you.

Submitted by: Brienna S  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Board Meeting
Comment: I have a 1st and 2nd grader. My 2nd is on an IEP and though the teachers and myself are doing our best, he is lacking in education. My first grader we requested an evaluation at the end of Q3 last year and have yet to hear anything because of no inperson testing for covid. My husband and I both work so our kids have to do virtual learning at the boys and girls club. To put it nicely, their education is suffering. They can be in person with tons of kids and something we pay for but are not allowed to go to school. We have already had covid and so again we are suffering because the schools refuse to open. How about those of us who want to go back (teachers and staff) do and those who don't - dont. Consolidate schools if needed

Submitted by: Brittany K  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The schools need to reopen.
Comment: At the last meeting it seemed that the boards concern for not opening was that a small area inside the district that may be high risk. This is not up for district to decide. Parents can decide if its safe for their child to return. But we should be given the choice to return and let each students parents make the call to return not the school board.

Submitted by: Brittany V  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person learning
Comment: My daughter, who is in 5th grade, is usually a straight A student, no issues with grades EVER. Now has C's and low B's with distance learning. She is very upset about her grades and it's starting to affect her mental health. She strives to have good grades and she is struggling learning from a computer. Please open the schools back up!!!!

Submitted by: Brittany W  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person School
Comment: I have a senior son and and sophomore daughter both attending Perry High. This online learning is making them slack on their studies and it is confusing how each teacher manages their class so it makes them not even try their hardest. I have 2 other kids in 7th and 5th grade in the gilbert public schools and they are starting back September 8th. PLEASE let our kids go back to school!!!

Submitted by: Brittney B  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School needs to be reopened immediately. We have met the bench marks. If the situation was reversed you would have no issue shutting schools down
Comment: I'm fearful this survey will give Lindsay Love my information to cause harm on me and my family or openly ridicule me on social media.

Submitted by: Brock S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Would like to have kids go back to school
Comment: Please consider allowing children to return to school in person

Submitted by: Brock S  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please allow kids to return to school
Comment: Please allow children to return to school

Submitted by: Brooke B  
School: CTA Liberty   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School start up.
Comment: Please start school in person sooner rather than later. My son was an honor roll student and now he's struggling to even pass some of his classes. This is a true hardship for him and he does so much better in person. Please. We will sign any release to not put any liability on the school. Whatever we need. Thank you. Brooke Brown

Submitted by: Brooke H  
School: Chandler High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In classroom learning
Comment: Desperately need in classroom learning for my child

Submitted by: Bryant S  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please bring in class learning ASAP
Comment: I have 4 children trying to learn in CUSD right now. Forcing children to stay home is putting a huge strain both on us as parents and on the kids. We have crying melt-downs every day due to this heinous situation. Attening school is a right and schools are essetial organizations that and should be open. Like nurses, doctors and other workers who serve our community, teachers need to be given the opportunity to be with the people they serve. Our family has been a CUSD family for 13 years and we love our teachers. Please open schools so those wonderful teachers can excel at what they do rather than being limited by distance learning,

Submitted by: BRYCE A  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: IT IS TIME TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM
Comment: IT IS TIME TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM

Submitted by: Cami L  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Our kids NEED to be in school.
Comment: Our kids NEED to be educated IN the classrooms. Being new to AZ & Ryan, our kids are suffering emotionally due to lack of social activities & interactions.

Submitted by: Candace R  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids should be back in school.
Comment: I work in people's mouths. Asymptomatic os not to be feared in my opinion.

Submitted by: Carey K  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: read the metrics
Comment: School is the safest place a child can be. Anxiety, suicidal tendencies and thoughts, depression, and lonliness statistics have increased drastically. Mental health is just as important as physical health. With the CDC now releasing only 6% of the US deaths were based on covid alone (with out any other pre-existing condtions) it really minimizes the entire situation. Furthermore since Maricopa county has admitted to fudging our own numbers. SCHOOL IS SAFE. It is where some children receive theironly meals, shelter, love, a sense of belonging. It is where many children feel safe and escape abuse or neglect at home. Please weigh the options and what is actually happening to so many children at home and the negative impact it has had as opposed to the SO FEW deaths that have actually resulted from Covid. School is literally the safest place any child can be. Stop putting our children in mental and physical danger! Give us a choice!

Submitted by: Cari C  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Desire for Retuning to In Classroom Learning
Comment: I am in favor of my 2nd and 4th Grader retuning you in classroom learning. They need the social engagement and stimulation of being in real school.

Submitted by: Carla S  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Going ba co to school in-person
Comment: Please consider opening the school since the numbers are down, private and charter schools are open, and kids a struggling in online class. Please consider the questes of your voters.

Submitted by: Carlee C  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send kids back to school
Comment: SEND KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL. GET RID OF THE HYBRID/Homeschool learning and send them all back. Kids not in school is tearing families apart, child abuse rates down because mandated reporters(teachers) are not in contact with them daily, teen suicide is UP significantly and CUSD does not care. It's a shame and I'm ashamed that my kids go to the best district in the state and this is how they are willing to operate despite the Governors orders!

Submitted by: Carlee R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person instruction
Comment: School boards favoring political agendas is hurting our children. The fact is that the risks of our children being harmed from Covid by returning back to in-person instruction is extremely low. The risks and harm to our children by forcing distance learning are real and varied. If my own small circle is any indication, there will be record numbers of young people with anxiety and depression, kids are falling back in school with many normally good students failing classes, many children are not thoroughly supervised throughout the day, they're being forced in front of screens for hours each day which has been proven to hinder development. We as CUSD parents need to know a real timeline for going back to school and we need to know now. We need to be able to make an informed decision. If the governing board keeps hurting our children in favor of their own political agendas, I among many others will be removing my kids from this district.

Submitted by: Carol j  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Get these kids in the classrooms ASAP!! The other districts surrounding us have and they are fine - don't make us all switch districts - support what the vast majority want!! IN OERSON!!

Submitted by: Carrie B  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person
Comment: The restrictions placed for this virus, were intended to flatten the curve. It was never intended to be stop all possibility of contact or transmission. There is no way that we can eliminate every possible chance. Just like the flu. Just like H1N1. Basic hygiene and common sense is all that's needed. We cannot hide from life forever. We were given options, then you took them away. That goes for students and teachers. COA has existed already and can be utilized for those who don't want to come back. Let the rest of us go in person. Our kids deserve better than what they have now. Open the schools

Submitted by: Carrie B  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: Time to open. We have met metrics. You keep moving the goal posts. This summer you have us 3 options, had us determine what was best for OUR family. Then you took that away and gave us a sub par way to educate our kids. Keeping the schools closed is not benefitting anyone. Go back to the plan of the 3 options that you originally offered us, and let families decide what is best. This needs to be about families kids, not political agendas. Our kids need school.

Submitted by: Carrie B  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please start in person school!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: As a family we have 4 kids that attended CUSD. 3 kids who did the did online for the 1st 2 weeks of school. It was hard & exhausting. A lot of crying & frustration. It was not sustainable so when Charter schools opened their doors to in person our 3 boys started there. They are finally their happy youthful selves again despite the uniforms & masks. My 7th grader still does Payne Jr High online. She was already upset they cancelled volleyball. She has been doing online for weeks now & she is overit. It keeps her on the computer all day & we as parents don't think it is having a good affect on her. We are over it. We are looking at moving her to charter looks now. Lindsays Loves comments on social media & at the meetings are disgraceful & disgusting. CUSD has lots our respect & don't feel they are a credible district anymore. We loved our Rice teachers but it's time things change or we will not be coming back. Kids need to learn in person. Kids need social interaction. Open your doors!

Submitted by: Carrie C  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in person school
Comment: It's time to go back to in person school. Kids need it. The online teaching it's as good. Test taking is horrible and they are not getting the same learning as they would in person. Zoom calls aren't very long and not all kids are engaged.

Submitted by: Carrie E  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School opening
Comment: In light of the new scientific data the CDC as well as the information from Arizona's Health department regarding the true numbers of this virus. The board needs to listen to the majority of the parents they were elected to represent and OPEN the schools!! Our children are suffering and falling behind. Not to mention the ones leaving the district and taking their tax dollars with them. This should be about what's best for our children and their future. The science has told us again and againthat opening the schools is the best option. And do it with masks optional, since studies (again science) has shown them to do more harm than good for the long term wear you want during school, and in general.

Submitted by: Carrie P  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N\A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to go back to in person learning. Full time
Comment: Kids need to go back to in person learning. Full time

Submitted by: Carrie P  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N\A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to go back to in person learning. Full time
Comment: Kids need to go back to in person learning. Full time

Submitted by: Carrie S  
School: Perry High   Organization: Perry HS
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please let kids return to school
Comment: My son is a jr at Perry HS and is struggling big time. He needs to be back at school so he can succeed. He has a 504 for non computer based learning and test taking so it's been brutal

Submitted by: Carrie W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open up schools!
Comment: All the benchmarks are met. Open up the schools. You're not putting our children first!

Submitted by: Casandra S  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In school instruction
Comment: Please vote to send the children back to school for in-person learning as quickly as possible.

Submitted by: Casey a  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Let our kids go to school
Comment: I realize this is a strange time, but these schools need to be reopened ASAP. There are so many schools that have been opened for almost a month with zero cases. My sons school has been back for three weeks, no masks required and not a single case. my daughter is a straight a student, who now has lost all motivation for school. Sitting in front of her computer screen for eight hours a day is not working. She's bored, she's unmotivated, and she's not learning anything. This is so detrimental to our kids mental health and education. Look into the swivel cameras for teachers. That way kids can stay at home if they'd like to and watch the live classroom and not miss anything. But for the rest of us are kids can go back to school and resume normal life. It's been five months it's ridiculous that there's not even a plan in place yet.Look into the swivel cameras for teachers. That way kids can stay at home if they like to and watch the live classroom and not miss anything.

Submitted by: Casey K  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person school
Comment: With Gilbert and Higley both returning to some form of in-person learning on Sep 8, CUSD needs to do the same. The metrics recommend a hybrid model, we need to follow the data/model. We can't just use the data when it suggests only online school. My children are isolated and not coping well.

Submitted by: Cassie S  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please vote to send children back to school in person, no masks!

Submitted by: Catherine Y  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in class learning
Comment: My straight A kids are struggling with online 'school.' Please reconsider the return date. Keep politics out of my kids education

Submitted by: Cathryn F  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school in person ASAP
Comment: The board must rule to allow CUSD to return to in person instruction as soon as possible. We have met the metrics required. Our kids deserve to return to school!

Submitted by: Cecilia B  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please re open the schools.
Comment: Good afternoon, I am writing to express my desire that the school district re open schools for in person learning during the month of September. Please consider a similar approach to what Gilbert school district is doing. As a licensed health care professional, and after reviewing the bench marks proposed, I believe we are ready for full time in person learning. The 10 cases per 100,000 is an unattainable goal until we have vaccines. It is also expected that an increase in cases will occur. Weshould be looking at hospitalizations rates more than infection rates. Most children only experience none to mild symptoms. Teachers should wash hands, wear mask and keep social distance. Sincerely Cecilia Basham RN,BSN

Submitted by: Celina H  
School: Basha Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please get our kids back in school
Comment: I have lived in Chandler all of my life...I've never wanted to live anywhere else. This is where I call home and where all my childhood memories of hanging out with friend, riding bikes down the block and playing with friends on the money bars of Hartford Elementary or hanging by the lockers at Chandler Jr. High, being excited to be in a new school at Anderson Elementary and finally feeling like a Bug shot walking down the halls of Chandler High. These are cherished memories that every kid should have, our kids deserve these same types of memories. Please open our schools back up for our kids! They don't belong behind a screen with no face to face interaction.

Submitted by: Chanda M  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Start In person school
Comment: What we are doing is not working. Everyone is crying, quitting and they are not mentally healthy with how things are going!!!

Submitted by: Charles W  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Our children need to return to the classroom. Our children are being subjected to too much political nonsense. Children are less likely to get the virus, our numbers are down, and depression is starting to set in. If you truly want what is best for the kids. YOU WILL REOPEN!!

Submitted by: Charmaine T  
School: Perry High   Organization: Parents of CUSD Students
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The problem is NOT the virus....the problem is the REACTION to the virus.
Comment: 6 months of our children's lives have been taken away. It may not sound like much, but when you only get eight of those in your HS years total, it is a lot. I have 3 CUSD children. I am deeply concerned for the wellbeing of my Junior daughter. She spiraling into a deep depression, and only YOU have the power to change it. 13% of her HS experience has been taken from her, and you are wanting to take even more. For what? Not for her health and safety, but to please other political and union leaders. MORE CHILDREN WILL DIE AS A RESULT OF THE REACTION TO THIS VIRUS THAN THE VIRUS ITSELF. It needs to STOP. You were elected to the board to serve the children. Do your job. Serve the children. Their health risks are MUCH higher at home than at school. Stop serving others, that is not your job. Serve the children, make the COMMON SENSE and SCIENTIFICALLY BACKED decision…for THEM.

Submitted by: Chase K  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send kids back to school
Comment: Lindsey love should be removed from her position immediately. I find her to morally and ethically corrupt and the parents and more importantly the students should not be the victims of her politically and racially charged epitaphs.

Submitted by: Chase K  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send kids back to school
Comment: There is NO room for comments of white supremacy or accusations there of!! Fire lindsey love NOW! Our educational system should be about preparing our children for the future consisting of equality and not furthering racial and political tensions as believed by most liberal cusd administrators. Save the rhetoric for the bars teachers drink at after school and do what they are paid to do, TEACH!!

Submitted by: Cheri  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Give us our choice now not after Fall Break
Comment: It is simple...we are the families of CUSD. For those of us who chose in person learning we want our choice! If there are parents fighting to keep our schools closed then they can continue with online learning. We will not tolerate this lack of support from board members any longer. We have 4 children at 3 different CUSD schools. We will look for other options Outside of CUSD this week if you do not let us back in now! I am conf indent that you will see many other families make the same choiceas they are completely and utterly disappointed at the way this has been handled. Other neighboring schools are opening and you continue to drag your feet. We have met the benchmarks. If there are zip codes that are lagging them allow the schools that are not lagging to open!

Submitted by: Chris  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open in class learning
Comment: Open up the school, this closure is ridiculous.

Submitted by: Chris A  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person school
Comment: My children's mental health as well as their grades are rapidly declining. The online option isn't working for our family. Given the new CDC data I believe it's safe and appropriate to send our children back to in person learning.

Submitted by: Chris B  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Masks
Comment: Open schools with no masks

Submitted by: Chris F  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen school
Comment: My son is a 7th grader and suffers from ADD. He needs in person interaction and struggles to sit in front of a computer for hours a day. He struggles to complete assignments because he doesn't learn from slide presentations. Other districts all around us are opening. Dont hold us hostage to a decision made weeks ago with old data and get us back now.

Submitted by: Chris H  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Open schools for in person learning.

Submitted by: Chris K  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: OpenIng the schools and sports
Comment: Please open the schools K-12 for our students. Allow all sports to be played and practiced on campus

Submitted by: Chris S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to return
Comment: The children are suffering because you will not allow them to return!!

Submitted by: Christie L  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please offer in school instruction for students.
Comment: Please return to in school instruction. The virtual online is not working. For the mental and emotional well being I believe in-school learning should be an option.

Submitted by: Christina B  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-opening of schools in CUSD
Comment: Good evening, I am pleading with you to please reopen the schools immediately for the sake of our children's academic needs and social/ emotional needs. My straight A student is struggling deeply and says that there is no way for the teachers or students to be effective with this online synchronous format. She thinks her teachers are all wonderful but too much gets lost through video and she is seeing a snowball effect after almost a month online now. She is respectfully asking to please be in person so she can learn everything she wants to learn! I know that she is also suffering from such limited interaction with peers. With our Covid metric numbers being so great, there is no reason not to get them back to where they need to be! Thank you.

Submitted by: Christina C  
School: Chandler High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools for in person learning!
Comment: CUSD is failing our children. L Love is failing our children! It's time to give our children the education they deserve. Those who don't want to go back to school, have other options! I graduated from CHS. I've had two children graduate from HHS. I believed in this district and that why I still have two children enrolled. Both of my children will be two more that CUSD will lose if something is not done to get these children back to class!

Submitted by: Christina L  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person Learning
Comment: CUSD needs to return to in-person learning.

Submitted by: Christina M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to school
Comment: Many parents are ready to send our children back to school beginning the day after Labor Day, 9/8/20. We are surrounded by other school districts and charter schools that have opened their schools and students are attending. There has also been many families that are contemplating and seriously thinking about removing their children out of public school and enrolling them in these charter schools that are providing in person learning. The science behind COVID19 states children are not effected by the virus. When washing hands before school, before eating, and before returning home is required, this should effectively stop the spread of germs.

Submitted by: Christina P  
School: Casteel High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Schools
Comment: Schools need to be reopened for the mental well being of the children. Being in person in class with teachers and peers are what is best for the mental, emotional, as well as academically for the children. Open schools for the parent who willing to send their children back to school. The benchmarks have been met.

Submitted by: Christina Z  
School: Basha High   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get back to school
Comment: This virtual learning is a joke and a disservice to our kids. They need to be back in school in person learning from a person standing in front of them! I have already pulled my 6th grader and put her in ALA. she is happy and learning in a safe environment, why were you not able to provide the same? Shame on you!

Submitted by: Christine D  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: Concerned parent
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: My kids are struggling with this online classes. Live meetings are not recorded, more distractions and just not obtaining what is being taught. They are in class less hours at home then in school and no homework.

Submitted by: Christine J  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen our schools
Comment: Based on the guidelines established from Maricopa County Health Department were have met criteria to open our schools with protective measures in place. Please open our schools! The data presented at the board study session recommends reopening. Ms. Flanigan pointed to that conclusion many, many times. It is beyond frustrating that the school board is refusing to make a fact based decision. You can change that! We believe in you!

Submitted by: Christine L  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students need to return to the classroom
Comment: Our children need to return to the classroom. The CDC just adjusted the mortality rate on Covid from half of 1% to 1/10 of 1%. The teachers are in greater danger of dying in a car accident on their way to work, than dying of covid, yet, you don't see people stop driving. The student need should be the top priority. They have suffered long enough. It's time to return to classrooms and teachers need to show up, or we need to find new teachers who want to prioritize the children.

Submitted by: Christine M  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send our kids back to school
Comment: To Whom it May Concern: I have a son that just entered Casteel in 7th grade, and a daughter that attends Auxier in 1st grade. Both of my children are suffering with virtual learning. They both have ADHD which makes it very difficult to sit, stay organized, and turn in assignments on time. Without one on one attention they are suffering mentally and emotionally from the strain this is putting on them. There is no difference in having a hybrid version and a fully in person version in our opinion.They need to be in the classrooms. They need to have their 504s in place. It is so important. Both were in the process of having IEP testing which has been put on hold. They are falling further and further behind. It is way too much work for an online environment. We are all very overwhelmed. Their self-esteem is low, and anxiety in increasing. Please open school so my kids and so many other kids can get the education they deserve! Thank you for your time.

Submitted by: Christine N  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A. I am a parent of 3 students in district
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person learning
Comment: Please vote to allow our kids back to in person learning. They are suffering! All other districts are moving forward. You are going to lose more students, including mine if you do not! If you can't make a positive decision it is time for you to be voted out!

Submitted by: Christine N  
School: Basha High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: As I sat and listened to the study session tonight I continue to be appalled at the majority of the board Members. You ran for this office and yet the majority of you are perplexed at how to do your job. The comments most of you make regarding a return to in person learning wheather it be hybrid or brick and motor full return are so rediculous and tedious as if you are planning a very strategic move for a war. Our kids are suffering in every aspect of their lives...socially, emotionally and academically....they need to get back to in person learning and this needed to happen yesterday....not in a week if another board meeting might possibly work with your schedule! I am angry and very irritated that you are all taking such a pansy approach to this life impacting decision for our kids! You are not the dictators of our kids and families lives yet as each day goes by that is what you have now had a person in the medial field for 25 years explain and patiently answer all of your ?

Submitted by: Christine S  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: First, I'd like to thank the board for meeting with experts on the Covid situation. I'd also like to remind the board that they represent all the students and families of CUSD not one particular group or zip code. All the data presented to the public since the last meeting has reinforced the recommendation to return to in-person learning. We all know not every student learns the same way in the same environment. After years of doctors and health experts saying children should have limited screen time, here we are forcing them in front of a computer screen for six hours a day. Kids deserve time to interact with each other and learn how to recognize and solve problems. They deserve a safe place to go. The children deserve an education they and their parents can be proud of. Please hear the kids! Please hear the parents! Please hear the educators! The children NEED to be back in the classroom!

Submitted by: Christy  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person
Comment: I would like my child to attend in person for the best educational experience.

Submitted by: Christy B  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please have kids return to the classroom!
Comment: We know that this has been an incredibly challenging time for everyone. But now that numbers are down and benchmarks are being made PLEASE find a way quickly to get our children back to the classroom. My kids have tried to stay positive throughout this, but our kids are starting to show signs of distress and frustration. This is NOT how children are to live and have their childhood. If there are parents or teachers who do not want to go back, we completely respect that. BUT for those who want togo back and return to a sense of 'normalcy' PLEASE let them come back and pave the way to do so.

Submitted by: Christy B  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students need to return to school!
Comment: With the Covid numbers incredibly down and our children already missing out on SO many things that I think as adults we are taking advantage of that we were able to experience. My kids mental health has absolutely declined. We MUST allow for them to return especially when everything else is opening back up in our state. We have never contemplated removing our children from CUSD before as we have always cherished public school but we are now being forced to make some decisions. If they are not given the option to return with teacher instruction we will have no choice but to head to a charter or private school. We really hope it doesn't come to that.

Submitted by: Chuck P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open or schools
Comment: We don't want to leave our district but we will if CUSD remains closed.

Submitted by: Ciji S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Importance of returning to in-person learning: evidence demands it!
Comment: I just moved to this district from Gilbert USD and I am completely disgusted with how this district is being run. I heard many good things about CUSD but now when trying times require strong advocates for our child, CUSD has dropped far below expectations. Your students, OUR children, need to go back to school. It has been recommended by the The American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization devoted to children's health, for schools to reopen and children return back to school. My daughter is in 5th grade and is transitioning to a new curriculum, a new school, and has tried to adjust to online learning. This is not conducive to proper learning and it lacks many skills and lessons that cannot be taught virtually.The American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization devoted to children's health, says yes.The academy noted that schools provide children with developmental tools that extend beyond education, including nutrition, emotional support, and physical therapies. You must reopen!!

Submitted by: Ciji S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Evidence of negative impact on child who do not return to school
Comment: Per the American Academy of Pediatrics The AAP strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school. The importance of in-person learning is well-documented, and there is already evidence of the negative impacts on children because of school closures in the spring of 2020 . Please evaluate this in all seriousness. As a parent of a child in your school district, I will do whats right for her and change school districts to give her the education and life lessons she deserves. Put our children back in school before they negative effects are long lasting and lead to developmental delay or mental illness!! I demand it!

Submitted by: Cindy  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen schools
Comment: My child needs to be in school. He is suffering.

Submitted by: Cindy H  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open Perry High School for in person learning.
Comment: Please open Perry High School for in person learning. Our children need better than online.

Submitted by: Cinnamon M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to in class school
Comment: We want to return to in class instruction.

Submitted by: Codi H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-open of schools
Comment: I am so grateful the CUSD schools have made it possible to have online learning and ability for in person learning. As I selected in the first survey, my children NEED in person learning. Both of my boys are struggling academically because this is not their method of learning. My 8th grader at Casteel has always been an A and B student and he currently has D's and F's. My child in second grade is also struggling and in an effort to help him improve with spelling, we tossed out the online learning way during the week and used regular pen and paper. Yes, he still takes the test online but with the regular method we are now using, his score went from a 50% to an 83%. As a parent, I am watching my children decline not only academically, but also socially, emotionally and mentally. There are tears shed every day from my kids and myself. I can take my kids to the store, and now restaurants and movies but I can't send them to school? Please help our kids- open the schools.

Submitted by: Cody j  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please start in class learning
Comment: With the school district being in the moderate zone, can we please have the option for in class schooling. I do not know why we have to wait till the end of the first quarter. Please start in class leaning as soon as feasible. Thank you!

Submitted by: Cody W  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopening
Comment: As you discuss what to do about returning to school, please consider the kids and their families. The social well being of the kids is at risk. Our son has been depressed being home and not being able to see his friends at school. My wife and I are not teachers, so I am certain he is not getting the same level of education that he would if he were in the classroom. It has been a difficult time for our family and I have been able to work from home. Families that don't have the same ability are struggling even more. Please lay politics aside and do what is right for the kids. If someone does not feel comfortable sending their kid, provide them with a virtual learning opportunity. For those that do, allow them to choose.

Submitted by: Colin S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Start in person school ASAP.
Comment: Start in person school ASAP.

Submitted by: Colleen R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person learning
Comment: Please open our schools back up! Our kids need to be back in person NOW!!

Submitted by: Connie M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: school re opening
Comment: I watched the video from the last board meeting. It seems like Chandler has met the metrics to reopen the schools. Please let the kids go back to in person school. Some chidlren don't have access to computers or printers. I had to buy a webcam and another printer for my kids to be able to go to school. Every child deserves the right to an education. My family signed up for in person learning. I am an essential worker. My husband and two teenagers are essential workers. We have been wearing a mask and going into work. I am the mother of three children. I have never emailed the board or attended a board meeting. Please dig deep and put the best interests of the children who are not from high risk families back in person school ASAP. Thanks

Submitted by: Corrie M  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: BA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children need to be in person
Comment: Please listen to the community and not push your personal views on this. Our children need to be back in the classroom.

Submitted by: Courtney B  
School: Chandler High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen school for in person learning
Comment: My son is a Sophomore at CHS & he wanted to stay at home, originally. After this short time online his words to me are 'Mom, all I'm doing is completing assignments. I don't think I'm learning anything. I used to think it would be cool to do school from home, but I've learned I need face to face learning with my teachers there with me.' COA has been great, but it doesn't compare to what you receive with in person learning. Please consider the children who are self aware enough to know they aren't learning in the same proficient way they used to. They need school.

Submitted by: Courtney H  
School: San Marcos Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Full time in person Priority Preschool
Comment: My son is currently attending Priority preschool on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Having the option to attend all 4 days a week would benefit his IEP goals greatly! Thank you!

Submitted by: Courtney M  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: My kids are sad, angry, and we are ready to be back. Please listen to us! You are only listening to the ones who dont want to go back! I am trying to balance work, and teaching - not ok!

Submitted by: Courtney R  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen schools
Comment: For the safety and well-being of our children's future, you need to open up schools!

Submitted by: Courtney S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person schooling
Comment: Please let the kids go back to school in person. This is effecting them in worse ways then we know.

Submitted by: Cristen G  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen schools!
Comment: The mental health health of our students is at risk. My own kids struggle daily. COVID numbers are down, people are no longer social distancing. Keeping schools closed is no longer necessary.

Submitted by: Crysta J  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: self
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: It is time for our students to be back in the classroom.
Comment: I have 5 children at home doing the online schooling. Our children need to be in a brick and mortar classroom socializing, using eye contact, not staring at a computer screen for 5-8 hours a da When a child takes a quiz or test online and received most if not all of the answers correct but received a 0 due to a space placed incorrectly, it is extremely frustrating. We need our amazing teachers to have a hand in the grading and teaching of subjects and tests. To continue a shut down over a virus with numbers that are proving to have an extremely low death rate and even higher recovery rate is absolutely ridiculous. It's time, after almost 6 months, to get our students back to school, socializing, interacting face to face with teachers and peers. It is ineffective, no matter how well intended, to learn subjects, especially math and more difficult concepts, over a recorded lesson with no personal interaction.

Submitted by: Crystal E  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening of Schools
Comment: Our school district has shown a decline in enrollment since the first week of school, and missed its projection enrollment by almost 1700 kids. If, the district's primary source of state funding is based on how many students attend school each day, and parents are withdrawing students due to the board's decision to not reopen schools. How will you deal with the possible funding shortfall of nearly $21 million dollars?

Submitted by: Crystal E  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to School
Comment: As a parent, I would like to see the board represent the community they were elected to represent. I am concerned that the board appears to be resistant to re-opening of schools, regardless of the fact that the health expert spoke last week about the improved benchmarks and overall improvement of Maricopa County. The CDC published an article on the importance of returning to schools, School Settings | COVID-19 | CDC, and our county has met 2 out of the 3 benchmarks. In addition, over the weekend, the CDC acknowledge that not all of the reported covid deaths were accurate, and some were due to other causes. There is greater concern of children who are at home that are being neglected, abused, malnourished and this is being missed because they are not being seen by teachers or administrators. Mike Faust, the director DCS stated that calls from educators have plummeted 90% since schools closed in March. What is happening to these children, are they your concern? Your responsibility is to

Submitted by: CW B  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: All in school-our kids need to go back to in person ASAP!
Comment: All in school-our kids need to go back to in person ASAP!

Submitted by: Cynthia N  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids needs social interaction for their mental health
Comment: School needs to reopen for the kids mental health

Submitted by: Dagmar K  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to School
Comment: Get our kids back to school now. They are suffering at home! If private schools and other districts can open why can't we?!!!!! Stop the madness and get our kids back to normal for Gods sake!!!!

Submitted by: Dana K  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen our schools
Comment: Our children need to socialize and learn in the classrooms. They go days without being able to see other children and it is not healthy for their developing minds. We plea to the board to get our children back into the classroom!

Submitted by: Daniell B  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Our kids NEED to be back in school!
Comment: Look at the latest report on the CDC website! They have now determined that only 6% of the reported 150,000+ deaths were actually COVID. That's only ~9,200 deaths. Wake up people!!

Submitted by: Danielle C  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Dear Board Members, Please consider a return to in person instruction now that we are at a moderate covid rate. Thank you.

Submitted by: Danielle H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School going back
Comment: I am one of many parents who want kids to go back!!! They are not thriving in this online environment. It sucks. Their mental state is being affected. We are now able to go to movies, church, anywhere else but not school. Other districts are back and are thriving. Their immune system is getting worse because they are NOT out dealing with normal germs which our bodies need in order to fight other stuff. Do not let fear win. Our kids need to go back to school. They aren't learning in this environment. They are being deprived of what school should be. On a health aspect you can't keep germs away. This virus isn't going away. We need to integrate into life and be cautious but not fearful. We need to not become a slave to fear. Before this virus kids always got sick when they first went back to school after breaks. Kids will get sick like normal but it's never stopped us from living. Don't let it anymore. Don't let them sit in their depression/anxiety. Open up schools!!

Submitted by: Danielle K  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Vote YES for In-person schooling ASAP!!
Comment: My son is a Freshman at Perry High School and he is ready to get back into the classroom ASAP. Please vote to send the kids back into the classroom immediately and let's let these kids get back to their normal school life.

Submitted by: Danielle L  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-opening
Comment: As a parent of a senior, I have been extremely disappointed by the decisions the board has made. A survey was sent to parents asking us what we wanted the district to do for this school year, and the results were completely disregarded by the board. Many parents wished to have in-person full time learning to resume, instead you as a board decided that would not happen. As you now have the Arizona Department of Education's RECOMMENDATIONS for re-opening our school, I ask that you will not open in a hybrid manner, but follow not only the will of the majority of parents in the district, but follow fellow school districts of Queen Creek and Higley and open our schools. My daughter is enrolled in Basha's Medical Profession class, this class NEEDS to be in person. At this time they are having to attend class after school hours in order to receive the hands on learning required for this class. I urge the board to follow the will of the parents and fully open schools immediately.

Submitted by: Danielle M  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need back in school FULL TIME!!!!!
Comment: Please stop using our children as your political pawns. PLEASE listen to what the Maricopa County Health is telling you! It is SAFE for EVERYONE to return. I have heard some nasty rumors that one board member is pushing for a JANUARY return date. That had better not be the case. Enough is enough! TEACHERS want to return, STUDENTS want to return.....do the right thing! I have been a proud CUSD parent for YEARS. CUSD has been a top notch district for as long as I can remember. Some of these boardmembers are ruining what CUSD has had. The amount of families who have left CUSD because of all this is so incredibly sad. And every day more and more leave. I am heartbroken anytime someone asks what district we are in and when I say CUSD I get this look of disgust now! Followed by I am so sorry! Put the children first, not your own political agendas. Parents are fed up. I would also like to say that I am so thankful for Dr Castille who has always been very kind and responsive at all times.

Submitted by: Danita P  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen schools
Comment: I believe it is imperative we open our schools before the planned date of return in October. I believe we are in a safe position currently regarding COVID cases to do so. I believe the risks of not returning in person greatly outweigh the risks of opening at this time.

Submitted by: Darla W  
School: ACP Erie   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In school education
Comment: School is about more than just educating, my student misses the interaction with peers and teachers.

Submitted by: Darren A  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: NO MORE TAX CREDITS FROM US AND OUR BUSINESSES UNLESS CUSD SCHOOLS OPEN!!!!! WE WILL TAKE OUR KIDS ELSEWHERE!!!!
Comment: If our schools do not open in person I will yank both my boys OUT and take them to another school district!!! NO MORE TAX CREDITS FOR CUSD FROM MY FAMILY AND BUSINESS!!!!

Submitted by: Darren A  
School: Jacobson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open The Schools!!!!!
Comment: If our schools do not open in person I will yank both my boys OUT and take them to another school district!!! NO MORE TAX CREDITS FOR CUSD FROM MY FAMILY AND BUSINESS!!!!

Submitted by: Davi-Anne F  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: RETURN TO SCHOOL
Comment: Please I am asking that you let these kids go back to school

Submitted by: David C  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person schooling
Comment: More and more data is being released that shows that the data was inflated and manipulated for COVID 19. My child is an only child and desperately needs the socialization that a school brings. Please open the school to in person schooling

Submitted by: David M  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Begin in class instruction now.
Comment: Begin in class instruction or we are moving our kids out of public school. Our 3rd grade and kindergarten children are not receiving an adequate education through online learning. It is a political decision to keep them out of the classroom. The CUSD school board are inept citizens not qualified to lead or make decisions. You should all resign after your failure to our children.

Submitted by: Dawn  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to class in person September 8th.
Comment: This will allow one half of the first qtr to be in person and kids get adjusted to the new norm. The Covid numbers allow in person. No hybrid, return fully. Hybrid will be very difficult on children, parents and teachers. EPA has a unique setup that should allow all safety measures for children and teachers to return safely.

Submitted by: Dawn F  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Let the students return.
Comment: Let the students return.

Submitted by: Dawn G  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school
Comment: I fully support immediate transition to in person learning or hybrid

Submitted by: Deanna T  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person learning is Imperative.
Comment: As a dental hygienist I understand first hand the concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19. As a working mother with children with special needs I also understand firsthand the ramifications of not returning back to school. I do not feel that mental health of our special needs children have been taken into consideration. Nor do I feel adequate help has been arranged to working parents with special needs children to homeschool children. Please tell me how to homeschool my child when I am makingthe money to provide them food and shelter. Not knowing how bad the depression is going to be when I get home. My son is struggling in school and failing. I get the reports and we discuss it when I get home both of us frustrated and in tears. He has learning disabilities and online is difficult. Please let our children stay mentally healthy and go back to school in person.

Submitted by: Deanne M  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Let the students return to school

Submitted by: Deanne M  
School: Chandler High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: My son is a Senior and works MUCH better in the classroom setting. Please allow these children to return to campus.

Submitted by: Deanne M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: My son is a freshman and does much better in person to learn. Please open the campus back up

Submitted by: Deanne S  
School: ACP Oakland   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person education
Comment: Please consider the mental and emotional toll this shut down is taking on our children. My son is an A student, currently failing multiple classes due to depression and emotional issues in addition to technology challenges.

Submitted by: Debbie B  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen schools
Comment: Your lack of leadership is harming the children. Do what is right and send theses kids back to the classroom. Virtual learning is not working. I have been helping my daughter and I see first hand how difficult it is for children.

Submitted by: Debbie D  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School Opening
Comment: I beg you to see reason and the urgency of the need for children to go back to school. Their health is being drastically hurt by this virtual learning--depression and anxiety has skyrocketed, suicidal thoughts/attempts has risen, and children are NOT able to effectively learn this way. There has been research into this that confirms kids are doing far worse in school this way than they would be in person. PLEASE just give parents and teachers the choice to send kids to school. Masks in school will help slow/stop the spread of covid, and for those who really don't want their kids going back, they are perfectly fine to keep doing school at home. Please, PLEASE just give parents and teachers the choice. At the last meeting, it was said that even one life is too much. But it's been proven that FAR more than one life has been hurt, even borderline destroyed because we don't have the choice to send kids to school. Do those lives not count? PLEASE help.

Submitted by: Debbie S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school ~ please start asap
Comment: I would like to see the kids be in person for school, sooner rather than later.

Submitted by: Deborah B  
School: Basha High   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person Learning for our Children
Comment: Aug 26th, 2020 – Our children have been out of the classroom, away from their friends, their teachers and from hands on education for over 160 days. As our elected leaders, we put our faith in each of you that you would make decisions based on their best interest, outside of political beliefs, outside of individual agendas. You asked for our opinions on reopening the schools, and the parents of chandler overwhelming said YES, Put our children back in school. Those who wanted Online, moved to COA, and the rest of us waited for our board to respect our wishes and to put our children first. The CDC has confirmed, schools CAN open. The numbers in AZ prove schools CAN open. Benchmarks are guidelines, not requirements. AZ RT rate is .76 and has been below 1.0 for over 60 days. AZDOH shows a 5% positive case rate, with some negative test counts being excluded. Is there risk in this virus, yes. Can my child get the flu and die, yes. STUDENTS NEED to be in class. OPEN our schools!

Submitted by: Debra G  
School: Basha High   Organization: Santan Junior High School & Basha High School (2 kids)
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person School Learning
Comment: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give those of us who want to send our kids back to school the option of going back IN person. For the sake of the kids mental health and much needed deeper learning, please let our kids go back to school asap!!!

Submitted by: Dena S  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person, No Masks
Comment: Please get the kids back to school, athletics, and clubs! Preferably with no masks. Thank you.

Submitted by: Denise D  
School: Basha High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Online Learning
Comment: Online learning is not working. My husband and I both work. Five of our six children attend a school in CUSD. We have three computers that they have to share. (Thanks for lending us two!) They cannot successfully complete all assignments. They are frustrated. When I come home, at least one of them is crying. This is not conducive to learning at all. Please, please allow students to return to the classroom. Each day of online learning is another day of missed opportunity. Thank you for your timeand consideration.

Submitted by: Derrik S  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: A date for school students to return
Comment: I believe Riggs should be able to teach the students in school by September 21st. Thanks

Submitted by: Deveri R  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Resume school
Comment: Kids need to be in school sooner then later! Kids are not learning anything during distance learning.

Submitted by: Diana k  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We want to be in person
Comment: We want to be in person

Submitted by: Diana L  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: SCHOOL OPENINGS
Comment: All surrounding districts have begun letting students back in the classroom. It is sad that CUSD was before looked at as the district that everyone strives to be like and now CUSD is one of the only remaining districts holding their students back from the learning that should be taken place. Students NEED to be in the classroom, online learning is not allowing our students to get the education they need or they deserve. They are the ones that are suffering and they are the ones that will lose more in the end due to the excessive length of school closures. As a registered nurse at a local hospital that works directly in the COVID unit I can tell you numbers have gone down, we are now at the point of sending nurses home bc we don't have enough patients, ICU units are not even half full and of the 16 patients they may have only a handful are COVID related. CUSD board needs to open their eyes & listen to the community & open campuses. CUSD needs to start following others now.

Submitted by: Diane M  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open now!
Comment: Thank you for inviting the Maricopa county health director to attend your meeting yesterday. She was so informative and helpful. Most importantly, she was clear...clear that we can open schools safely now. Please follow her recommendations. You are not medical professionals but she is. Listen to the experts including the AAP. Kids must be in school ASAP. They are falling too far behind. We simply cannot wait any longer. Thank you for your service to our children and our community.

Submitted by: Diane T  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: I am a teacher/parent that desperately wants schools to reopen. The amount of work that I am responsible for every day is exhausting. As a parent, I am also exhausted. I have four kids in school; the two I am most concerned about is my daughter, who is a senior and in the STEM program, and my son, who is a freshman and has an iep. My daughter is in the to math and sciences and pretty much expected to just learn it and if she has questions, then she really just has to figure it out herself. Shehas a high gpa and I'm worried that online learning will affect that negatively, which will hurt her chances to get a good scholarship and get into a good college. My son is the opposite. He has a learning disability and after spending 7hoyrs teaching my classes, I am coming home to teach him for another 3 or 4 hours. He is not able to learn online. Another worry is the teachers and school being able to meet all of his accommodations. I will point out that all of my kids teachers are amazing!

Submitted by: Dianne S  
School: Basha High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School opening
Comment: These kids NEED to be back in school. I thought we would have this option in the beginning until the board came in & decided for us. Also- anyone on the school board SHOULD have kids within the school district! How absurd that those without get to decide ANYTHING for us that do.

Submitted by: Dominique H  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school
Comment: I beg that we reopen schools. My two year old is allowed in day care but my 12 year old can't go to school. Online school is not the same experience and it is not good for their emotional well being. Please reopen for the safety of our children.

Submitted by: Donald C  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: It's time to get the kids back to in person instruction. We have a 4th grader and 8th grader and want them both back now. The AAP have highlighted how detrimental it is for them being away from school. I implore the board to vote to get the students back in a classroom now.

Submitted by: Dorothy K  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be back in school
Comment: Kids need to be back in school. You offered a hybrid where kids who do not want to go can do online but those who want to be back have that option as well. Stick to your word. Let us have a choice!!

Submitted by: Dorothy K  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be back in school
Comment: Kids need to be back in school. You offered a hybrid where kids who do not want to go can do online but those who want to be back have that option as well. Stick to your word. Let us have a choice!!

Submitted by: Drew Z  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In School Instruction Needed
Comment: Please bring back in-school instruction for our students. The overall quality of education, along with the social benefits of learning in a unified, in-person school environment are essential to a strong, positive educational experience. We moved into our neighborhood specifically to be in CUSD - the Board needs to understand that the overwhelming majority of this community WANT in person instruction to begin immediately.

Submitted by: Dyan B  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Please consider letting the kids return to school before October. My freshman daughter is withdrawn, misses her friends and peers and all 3 of my daughters are not thriving with online school. Please do what is best for our kids and let them return.

Submitted by: Ediola B  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Let the kids go back to in school
Comment: The level of teaching and learning going on is shameful. Some of us parents are working outside of home and have been since the beginning of the pandemic as true essential workers. Some parents are working from home, expected to manage a very disorganized online platform. Yes, we ar expected to teach our kids how to be decent human beings, and provide the tools to be productive in society. I however, like all other citizens pay taxes so that trained professionals can do so.No, this is not a babysitting concern, I don't see teachers as babysitters.The kids belong in schools where they learn being around their peers and their teachers. There is a silent voice out there that represents the teacher who want to go back, the students who want to go ba ck and the parents who want their kids to go back. Make the right choice for the kids, noone else. CUSD is a prominent district but has been very dissapoing to see the poor decisions being made. Our family is truly looking into charter school

Submitted by: Edson B  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to Classroom...also disappointed you limit the number of words in the comments to the board section.
Comment: Good afternoon board members. Today I come to you as a concerned parent and member of the Chandler community. I have 3 kids that attend CUSD, ranging from sophomore (Perry), 2nd grader (Santan Elementary) and a 1st grader (Santan Elementary). I can't express how important it is for these kids to return to school, and give us parents the choice to send our kids into the classrooms. I have witness my 15 year old straight As student breakdown because the distance learning is not helping her and she's losing her motivation. I've witness my 7 and 6 yr old sit in front of the computer feel defeated because they don't know how to underline, fill and circle words all on the computer. These kids are meant to learn in person. I haven't even touched on the stress this is having on the parents that still have to work 40+ hours a week, yet somehow make sure the flipgrids are uploaded, the turn it button was pushed and that all the slides were filled out. How can we work + beside by our kids all day

Submitted by: Elena H  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please start in person classes before October my freshman son is struggling mentally and needs interaction with teachers and students in class
Comment: I'm a juvenile probation officer and online school is not going well for these kids they need to get out of the house. The screen time is not healthy for them, my freshman son is struggling mentally with the virtual classes please approve the kids to go back sooner like other schools

Submitted by: Elise O  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send children back to school
Comment: Na

Submitted by: Elizabeth B  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Virtual Learning is not going well for my 4 CUSD children. We are struggling with the long hours and too many assignments to be completed.
Comment: Please give the parents the choice for virtual learning or in person. There are many, many families that want their children back in school for a proper education. And based on numerous studies, the kids should not be required to wear masks all day. It is not healthy for them and actually has the potential to spread more germs.

Submitted by: Elizabeth M  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools
Comment: I have four kids in the CUSD district. Please open our schools for in person learning so parents can choose what is best for their children. We are looking at moving them out of district if Chandler keeps using our kids as political pawns. We moved to Chandler specifically for the schools and are now so disappointed that they aren't even allowing an in person open for parents that want it. Please open our schools!!!!

Submitted by: ELIZABETH W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school- Kids enter room, disinfect tables, sanitize hands, take out books! before bell, disinfect table,sanitize and go!!!NEXT!!!!
Comment: COVID-19 is real, is here, and it's affecting all on many levels. We have been told wear mask, disinfect, sanitize hands, and keep hands out of face. Remain socially distant. There are hair salons open, restaurants, stores etc. open. Those who cut your hair are in your face with mask, those who serve you your food are in your space with mask while you are not, they touch your cups, plates, utensils. One does not know how clean the servers hands are yet so many people touch the cups, plates and utensils with out even worrying about cleaning it or sanitizing before you drink, or eat. Teachers are in a class room, near a board, near their desk. Kids are at their desk. That's socially distant. Teachers say oh we can't go back until it's safe. I see people who I know that are teachers who have been interacting with many people, families, friends, traveling to California, going out to eat yet they claim ' I can't go back till it's safe!' Talking from both ends. Guess I can't write more.....

Submitted by: Elizabeth W  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: It is critical that we begin in person learning as soon as possible. These kids have been isolated at home for more than 5 months, and they need the social interaction for their well being. Please give this choice back to the parents, so we can decide what is best for our children.

Submitted by: Elsabe M  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I have a Senior and a Sophomore at Casteel. Both are doing pretty good with virtual learning, however they are definitely needing more socializing with peers. If it is ok for sports to resume, it should be okay for in person learning. High School students are old enough to follow rules. They understand the need for social distancing , hand washing and mask wearing.

Submitted by: Elvia G  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please have the students return to in person school asap
Comment: Please act in the best interest of the students and not your politics. Have them return back to school in person.

Submitted by: Elyse L  
School: Hancock Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: Placement
Comment: We had to do private school this year since it was not open in person.

Submitted by: Emily D  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Hamilton Cheerleading
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: Return to In-Person
Comment: As a whole, my program would like in-person school to return.

Submitted by: Emily L  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please open the schools for in person learning.

Submitted by: Emily M  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School
Comment: The online school has definitely been better than 4th quarter, but my kids are doing A LOT of sitting around waiting for their next zoom!! If we continue with online the zooms need to take place back to back from 9-12 then they are free to get work done at their own pace! But sitting waiting an hour sometimes longer for the next meeting is unacceptable!! I do not believe they are learning as well in this environment, and the poor teachers are going to be playing so much catch up once we go in person just to get everyone on the same page! I think this whole thing is blown way out of proportion, and has been so politicized that everyone is scared to do what's right! Kids are being affected terribly by this! They want to be back in school! One thing I'm sure of is they will never take it for granted again!!! My vote is in person, no mask! But again it's so political at this point I'm entertaining a private school option where people's politics don't affect my children's education!!!

Submitted by: Eric B  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in person school
Comment: We are ready to let our don Damian go back to in person school as long as all health safety precautions are in place

Submitted by: Erica A  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person
Comment: My children need to be back in school. The data supports going back to school. Multiple schools have returned to in person. Chandler should be returning to in person. My children do not like virtual. They are not learning as much. Their eyes hurt from staring at the screen all day.

Submitted by: Erica B  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person school
Comment: It is time to get our kids back in school they have missed out of being able to be kids through all the Covid drama since March. I have been working from home since the second week as an adult and it is very difficult me to to handle; I can only imagine how my teenager in handling the 'isolation'. I am fortunes that I have a child that is independent and able to maintain her studies without much involve from me. Unfortunately, that is not the case for other children, especially those who have special needs or are in lower grades. There are some kids that thrive through online but they are not the majority. I have seen a number of stories about the struggles with younger kids and the online format. Kids required to be online for a duration of 3+ hours is not manageable and not healthy. Studies are showing that there is little risk of kids being in person for school and the numbers are dropping. Covid is not going away. We need learn to live with it and carry on.

Submitted by: Erica M  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Wednesday's vote - open our schools
Comment: Thank you for your commitment to the CUSD governing board. I am commenting in regards to the upcoming meeting on Wednesday. I am not entirely sure what is being proposed, but I do know that after hearing Ms. Flanagan speak for nearly 3 hours during the study session, science is confirming we need to open our schools. I am a parent of 2 children in the district. I am a teacher of children with special needs in the district and have been providing on-site services since August 5th. Our sped paras have been running the on-site learning lab when they are not in the classroom with me. My voice should be one of the loudest ones heard. I am living it everyday, and I can tell you, it can be done successfully. We have lost so many students to private and charter schools because parents want in-person instruction for their children. Regardless of the decisions made, I will always show up for my students and my district.

Submitted by: Ericka B  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Cheer
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Return to school

Submitted by: Erika C  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be motivated and taught by teachers not parents. The emotional state of these kids is at stake
Comment: Please consider the emotional health of these kids not just physical

Submitted by: Erika F  
School: Hancock Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Education.
Comment: We moved to a neighborhood across the street from Hancock Elementary in order to **finally** have all three of our children at the same school, and be able to walk them across the street for school. As their first semester approached, we were struck with covid. Now, my special needs Preschooler and other two children are left at home in front of screens while other districts begin to return. I am a registered nurse working full time and my husband works full time in technology. This idea that wemust continue working in our essential industries but the school system that we pay massive amounts of taxes into does not have to provide the quality learning forum that our children need for their overall health- mental, emotional, and for some, physical (nutrition, teacher advocates) is appalling. Apalling! There have not been documented 'outbreaks' In any daycare, preschool, or other childcare settings in the state of Arizona. The choices the CUSD board are making are unscientific.

Submitted by: Erin B  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please send the kids back to school..
Comment: Please send the kids back to school

Submitted by: Erin C  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Teachers are essential. Children need to be in school. In person option needs to be activated.

Submitted by: Erin E  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person return
Comment: Please please allow for students to return full time in person.

Submitted by: Erin f  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We would like pur students to return to school
Comment: My children need to return to school. Especially our 15 year old son in a 504 plan. He is not and will not succeed with online learning

Submitted by: Erin L  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: virtual learning
Comment: Virtual learning is not working well for my kids. My freshman struggles with math and is falling even further behind, She needs the interaction of an in person class.

Submitted by: Erin L  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: virtual learning
Comment: My second grader is struggling with the virtual learning, I have to sit near her during all her meets to make sure she is understanding and following the instructions given. Being back in the classroom would be really beneficial for her.

Submitted by: Erin M  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-opening as soon as possible for in-person education
Comment: Please do NOT delay opening again!

Submitted by: Erin M  
School: Weinberg Gifted Academy   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person learning
Comment: I fully support in-person learning ASAP. We are meeting the metrics, definitely for hybrid, but for in-person too. Our kids need to be in school to maximized their educations and emotional states. Through no fault of the teachers, online learning simply is not working for most kids. Thank you for your consideration of the metrics at hand.

Submitted by: Erin R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please vote to allow these kids to go back to school. As a former teacher, this virtual learning situation is NOT the ideal learning situation for ALL children. They are seriously missing out. If these kids don't go back to school soon, there will be a mass exodus and parents will find school districts where their children will get the proper education that they need.

Submitted by: Erin T  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open school up for in person now
Comment: I have chosen to send my children to in person school! Those that don't want to are online! I know the teachers, staff and students will do all that they can to be safe! Schools across America and I Maricopa are! You work for the students and tax payers and we want in person open! This is your job! To provide education for public school students and I need, my kids NEED to be with their friends and peers! We were given a choice and you are not providing the education our kids deserve! Please open the schools now and not in October!

Submitted by: Erin T  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open in-person schools now!
Comment: We have chosen to send our children to in-person school! Those that don't want to are completing school online but my kids are not in school when they CAN be! I want to pull my children so bad and take them to a charter school or Queen Creek but I won't! I know the teachers, staff and students will do all that they can do to be safe! Schools across America and Maricopa are open and doing a great job! You work for the students and tax payers and we want in person open! This is your job, to provide education for public school students and I need, my kids NEED to be with their friends and peers and in school! We were given a choice and you are not providing the education our kids deserve! Please open the schools now and not in October!

Submitted by: Florence H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The importance of children returning to the classroom in person.
Comment: I believe it is very important for our children to be back in person in the classroom setting. They need the personal interaction with the teachers and fellow students. They are not accomplishing at home what they accomplish in the classroom. This will continue to put them behind in their studies.

Submitted by: Gabriela C  
School: Hancock Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen schools
Comment: Please consider reopening schools. My children thrive with in person learning. The numbers show we can make this happen. Please consider this

Submitted by: Gen G  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person learning
Comment: Please consider opening school for full time in person learning.

Submitted by: Gigi S  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school and normal or we are going to Charter
Comment: Children are depressed and know friends who are in queen creek schools who have gone back...Casteel our cannot zoned school is allowing Pom to go to weight room and practice daily but not ar Basha High anymore cannot? Icannot go to work until all my children go to school and have their school sceduele and sports sceduele normal. We have friends who have moved to states with better private schools but we know charters that have established online with tutoring (no sports) that we may consider ifCUSD public schools do not open. Thank you.

Submitted by: Gina S  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-open our sxhools according to our states metrics
Comment: Ive been a proud CUSD parent for 18 years. Ive never seen such unprofessional and lack of transparency as youve displayed as a board the last couple years. I realize this crisis is nothing you ever imagined you'd have to feel responsible for but thats the position you have. Your reaction of being frozen in fear and silencing and shutting ou4 the parents is unacceptable. You all got your seats because the majority of cusd parents (including myself) had no idea the power you hold over our children n our lives and the majority didnt even research you. I can assure you that ends now. You will be held accountable to responsibly and rationally hold your position. A school board seat is in writing NON-PARTISN. So, get your personal politics out of our schools and make your decisions using common sense, listen to actual experts and involve, listen to n REPRESENT what's best for our children!

Submitted by: Gina S  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Approvr returning to in person school based on the data
Comment: It was very apparent the board is fearful in making this decision. Unfortunately the decision is yours to make.. Youve been provided the data n had access to it and current guidelines. You cannot hold children n families hostage because you're afraid to make a decision. Our kids can play School contact l team sports but can't go to schoool!? The kids can go to theaters, waterparks, restaurants, bowling etc but not School. That is ridiculous! School boards all around Chandler are fulfilling their responsibility and making the decisions that arw vital to our kida but you are refusing. Is is also very disheartening that you choose to alienate parents in these crucial discussions . Time to put your fear and personal agenadas aside n put the kids first

Submitted by: Gina W  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening
Comment: Hello, CUSD board members. I simply wanted to urge you all to not delay the reopening of schools after fall break. All indicators suggest a reopening is appropriate and doable. In fact, the metrics will likely suggest we are able to return earlier than that. I can't fathom the complexity of making that call, but we shouldn't delay the in-person start for second quarter unless things change dramatically the next few weeks, in a negative direction.

Submitted by: Ginni O  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening
Comment: We are ready for in-person learning with optional masks please!

Submitted by: Grace D  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Softball
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to go back to school daily.
Comment: With the online classes, sometimes we get Logged off or it's unclear video chats with teacher to student. Kids need to go to school and sports need to be open again

Submitted by: Greg D  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get the kids back to school
Comment: Completely disappointed with the boards lack of plan to get kids back to school. You are hurting our kids education and well being. I am looking forward to being more active in the community and making sure our current board members are replaced when their election comes.

Submitted by: Gregory N  
School: CTA Independence   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: I am in support of the students returning to in person school. From the evidence that I have seen, we have reached the benchmarks in order to do so safely. Decisions like these are always a balancing act of the risks. Right now the downsides of the students not being in school far outweigh the potential risks of COVID-19. I believe that parents should be able to decide how much risk their family will assume. Everybody's situation is different so I believe an online option should be available forthose parents who need it or just prefer it. However, forcing all parents into the same online situation regardless of their circumstances is not fair to the parents and students who do not have those limitations. Allowing people to make their own choices is the important part here. Thank you.

Submitted by: Gretchen M  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school safely
Comment: Please consider having our educators and students return to our schools safely. As a parent, I applaud the efforts made to teach our children in a remote model. I can share that my children are missing out so much without in person instruction. For the first time since they started school many years ago, they are both struggling significantly and the struggle is showing up in grades and engagement. We need to get back to school - safely!

Submitted by: Gretchyn R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open for IN person learning!!
Comment: Please look at the benchmarks that have been met. It's time to open. We will be the only district not open for IN person instruction. I love CUSD but am very disappointed in the Boards decision. I have a 7th grader and a 4th grader. My kids are struggling with the online virtual learning. They are staring at a computer all day long and are longing for the interaction with their peers. Please listen to the majority and open for IN person. The people that choose not to send their kids in person can stay online.

Submitted by: Gretchyn R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen for IN person instruction
Comment: Please open for in person instruction. I absolutely love CUSD but I am not happy with the school board- especially the actions of one individual board member. The board needs to listen to the majority of the parents and do what is best for our communities -give the parents a choice! In person or online. CUSD was considered the premiere district of choice- choice should be something we should be allowed to make in this situation. Our children are struggling and falling behind. I have one at Riggsand one just started Casteel. They stare at computers ALL day long. My 7th grader is just given constant work and videos to watch. They need interaction with their peers and their teachers. My 4th Grader is frustrated daily. This is hard on the entire family. PLEASE open for in person instruction!

Submitted by: Gretchyn R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: IN person instruction
Comment: I am begging you to consider opening for in person. It is a constant battle in our house. Constant technology issues which takes away from the learning. The frustration is so high that it makes the kids not want to participate at all! Our teacher is fabulous and is doing her best to work through this. The kids NEED to be engaging and interacting with the teachers and peers. PLEASE open.

Submitted by: Heather B  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools- we are ready to un-enroll.
Comment: I Have four daughters attending a chandler schools. They are all straight A students. They are currently failing many classes. The teachers are great but this model is not working. We are looking at other options. We are not worried about covid risk. We don't even need to be notified if someone in their class has it. Just please give us the option to go back in person.

Submitted by: Heather H  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open full time in person ASAP!
Comment: Do not wait until after fall break. Our kids are struggling!

Submitted by: Heather H  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: My children WANT and need to go to school in-person. Going in-person will help their mental state of mind. They need to be taught in person
Comment: Please do the right thing. Please don't push your agenda. Care about the kids for once!

Submitted by: Heather M  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We would like to attend school in person ASAP.
Comment: Please review and consider plans to return to in person school

Submitted by: Heather S  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school IN PERSON now! Not October
Comment: Please allow our children to return back to school in person ASAP. We have met the benchmarks and most of chandler parents are desperate to get the kids back to school in person. Both of my kids have suffered since school has gone online. They thrive when they are able to be stimulated by their teachers and peers. This atmosphere can not be duplicated in an online environment.

Submitted by: Heather S  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School Reopening
Comment: Let's unite with neighboring school districts and reopen after Labor Day. Give the students and parents a choice to return to in-person teaching. Give this generation or children a chance to succeed by having normal onsite instruction! Give children a chance for success by having onsite instruction in a quiet, authoritative and non-distracting environment! Give children with extra needs a chance to thrive by having onsite, personal instruction! If other school districts are willing to give onsite reopening a try, shouldn't Chandler also provide this as an option? The health metrics that have been met and were acceptable for other school districts should also be acceptable for Chandler. Please give Chandler families a choice for in-person instruction. Thank you

Submitted by: Heidi A  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools
Comment: I have 4 children currently attending CUSD schools, 2 in highschool and 2 in elementary. Two are struggling menatlly and NEED to be in school for the social interactions. One needs speech and an IEP and one is failing Algebra 2 because she isn't a math girl and NEEDS the help in person with a real human, not a computer. Please open our schools. Full send. Our kids need the old normal, not this unacceptable version of normal. Please give us the option to chose what's best for our family whether it's online or in person. I believe we, as parents, should have that choice.

Submitted by: Heidi A  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools!
Comment: I believe as a parent I have the right to chose how my child attends school whether that's in person or online. Give us the option. I want all 4 of my children to attend IN PERSON school. Their mental health and well-being need this, not to mention their grades. My high school A student is failing a class, has a low C and only Bs. Your online option doesn't worn. Open our school. Please!

Submitted by: Heidi B  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning To School In-Person In October
Comment: As a parent with 3 children attending CUSD, I feel it is crucial for our students to return to school in-person in October. My son is a 9th grader at Perry with a 504 plan. His teachers are doing a wonderful job teaching under these unfortunate circumstances. However, my son is missing out on in class instructions that engage and stimulate him better. He needs to be physically among his teachers and peers in order to grow as a healthy teen/human being. I hope my comment is read and considered.

Submitted by: Heidi B  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to School In-Person In October
Comment: As a parent of 3 children attending CUSD, I feel it is crucial for them to return to school in-person after Fall break. My child in 7th grade is missing out on being in the classroom physically among her teachers and peers. She is missing out on experiences that are a part of her growth as a human being. I hope my words are heard. Many kids need to be in a classroom.

Submitted by: Heidi G  
School: Frye Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-opening of schools
Comment: As a teacher, parent and CUSD community member, I am asking that the board re-open Schools. My students at Frye need to be AT school. Many are struggling. We still have a large amount of students who have not attended virtual school due to lack of device or wifi. Our list for these items is long. We are unable to service many student for the Learning labs as we only had 6 cart of laptops to start and district pulled 4 of them. The laptops we have do not last all day. We use 30 in the am groupand 30 for the PM group. My grandson started kindergarten. He hates school. He does not like learning on the computer. Am I worried about getting sick, not really. I believe teachers ARE essential workers. We need to do our best to wear masks, distance as much as possible...but teach our kids.

Submitted by: Heidi N  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send our youth back to school NOW! No masks, no social distancing!!
Comment: Please send our children back to school with regular full day schedules. No masks, no fear! The youth want to be back in school now, they need the in person instruction, they want to get back to their sports etc.. this is what's best for the children and the family. Please listen to the majority and send the kids back NOW not after the first quarter. No social distancing, no masks!!

Submitted by: Heidi V  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In School Education
Comment: Hi - I am hopeful that during this meeting tonight you will be discussing options to get our children back into the classroom sooner than the October date. At this time, we have met the benchmark for hybrid learning. I currently have one child who is thriving and my other child is really struggling with learning online. We have met the requirements for what the county has set forth as a safe opening for a hybrid model. I am fearful that when the numbers say that we can safely go back in with ahybrid model hat this will hinder the Red for Ed initiative that is on the ballot this year. We need that funding for our students and teachers. So many of my friends are pulling their children from public and putting them into Charter/Private schools. I hope that the mind of the board members is not set on keeping October even though we have met the benchmarks to go back into the classroom.

Submitted by: Henry L  
School: Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: please return to in person learning
Comment: as a night shift worker it is taking away from my child's learning because I am unable to sleep due to online learning and unable to give full rested mind to my child's learning

Submitted by: Hetzabell S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: disappointed
Comment: I'm extremely disappointed in the way the Chandler school district has handled this whole thing. The kids have been out of school since March and nothing was done nothing was planned and now that it's getting down to the line and parents are angry and children are failing classes online because of how much im at work they are getting the district want to act. This should have been planed out from march, you had 4 1/2 month to train teacher, to prepare for the kids coming back. So that you woudlent have lost so much money, so many students and teachers. As a mother im mad and frustrated as I watch my honor kids struggle with these online classes and the amount of im at work they have. My daughters wake up at 6am and we have to kick them off the computers at 7 for dinner monday-sunday. Kids need to go back you need to go back. You need to do your job and do it correctly.

Submitted by: Hilary R  
School: Jacobson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person instruction
Comment: Now that the COVID risk level in Maricopa County is moderate, please consider allowing our children to return to in-person instruction

Submitted by: Holly F  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Put kids back in school
Comment: Let the voices of the people (parents, kids) be heard. Put these kids back in school!

Submitted by: Holly H  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: We have 7 children, all at home. Four are currently enrolled in CUSD. It is incredibly hard to do online school. We have spent close to a thousand dollars upgrading technology, and we are still experiencing major interruptions where the kids' connection is causing them to miss classes. We are doing the best we can. The hardest part is how disconnected and unmotivated they feel. The older my children are, the less they feel their teachers care about them. They need in-person interaction.I understand the need to be cautious, but our gifted children are feeling unmotivated and bored.

Submitted by: Holly R  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: EVAN
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Open or Schools ASAP
Comment: Members of the CUSD community have been given a choice whether or not to do online or in person schooling. It is very important that families have choices because every family circumstance is different from a special needs child to a gifted child, kindergartner to a 12th grader. Single mom to families who are who have someone medically fragile

Submitted by: Holly S  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: If the benchmarks have been met, I hope the board would vote to return to school either full in person or hybrid. We were given a choice during the summer. Those of us that chose in person did so for a reason. Not all kids are suited to online learning. My daughter is a freshman and cries every Sunday night because she dreads the coming days and hours she is going to be required to sit in front of a computer. My son on the other hand who is a senior has no issues and does fine with online learning. All kids are different. As a school district we should be able to support all kids and their needs. I would appreciate if you would please consider some sort of in person instruction. Thank you.

Submitted by: Holly W  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I want my three daughters to return to in person school. 10th and 12th grade at Hamilton and 8th grade at Santan Junior High.
Comment: I am requesting that our children return to in person school. You gave us the choice with the survey this summer and now it's your turn to honor our request. Thank you.

Submitted by: Hyrum H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open in person school immediately
Comment: It's time for our children and grandchildren to get back to physical school immediately. The numbers continue to drop. If bars can open then I believe schools can safely open as well. Don't wait for some prechosen date on the calendar. The time is now.

Submitted by: Ian H  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen Our Schools
Comment: Does the school board contend to know more about the health of children than the American Academy of Pediatrics? It's true might be at risk, but so are garbage men, police men, firefighters, nurses, doctors, court personnel, grocery store workers, restaurant workers, but they all play a pivotal role in our society and none of them signed up to be at risk of infectious disease. The school board is sacrificing the future of children across the district, especially children that are economically disadvantaged and members of minority groups. Wealthy white children will be able to catch up with the help of tutors and expensive programs. Children that are not rich and white will not have those opportunities and your actions will exacerbate the wealth gap.

Submitted by: Irene  
School: CTA Humphrey   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open up schools in person. My kids need to go back in person. It's to hard for them to be at home and do school and hard on me and my husband
Comment: Open up school in person

Submitted by: Jacki K  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools
Comment: The district came up with a plan for in person and online and then took the choice away from parents when they did not allow the kids to return to in person. We have hit benchmarks and still have not heard a new plan. There was a plan in place to do block days everyday to limit the amount of kids teachers come into contact with and then you still said the schools could not open. These kids need to be in school and not in their rooms all day on a computer. They need to meet and interact with their peers. It is unsafe to keep them home. What is your plan for flu season? Are you going to shutdown because of flu because that is when you have decided it is safe to return to school. It is safer right now. Please open our schools and deal with the social isolation that has occurred. Not all students learn in this online virtual method. They are falling behind.

Submitted by: Jackie H  
School: CTA Independence   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Ready for in person learning
Comment: I feel as though my kids are ready for either hybrid in person or full time in person school.

Submitted by: Jacob R  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Resuming school
Comment: Kids need to be in school sooner then later! Kids are not learning anything during distance learning. The sooner the kids get back into school they can get back into the swing of things and start to learn what's expected of them in their grade. It's not feasible to start in January kids need to be back in school after fall break.

Submitted by: Jacqueline R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools!
Comment: You can deal with the what if's all day, but our numbers are trending down. We cannot continue to live in fear of this virus that is t going away anytime soon. We need to live WITH it, and take proper precautions as we get back to in person schooling, work, social gatherings. The mental health of students is just as important as the slim chance that someone sill pass from Covid. You are a school district responsible for the education of our children. You SHOULD have their mental well being at the forefront of your decision, but you are cowering to the slim chance of getting and passing away from this illness. Science does matter, and it has show there is a low rate of death, but our shut down/shut in/absence from social togetherness has caused a dramatic and rapid increase in mental health issues, including thoughts and acts of suicide. THAT should be where your concern lies. Death by Covid is no more important than death by suicide. Open our schools!

Submitted by: Jacqueline R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We want the choice to meet physically. Let us return to in person.
Comment: We want the choice to meet physically. Let our kids go back to school and get all theIt mental physical and emotional needs met. There is nothing to be concerned of and nothing we can't practice caution and discernment to navigate together.

Submitted by: Jae L  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Reopen schools - and allow kids to play sports!! Teachers are essential and need to be in the classroom teaching our kids! Distance learning is putting our kids behind!

Submitted by: Jaime B  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to a school
Comment: I am a mom of 4 children in CUSD- I am also a current substitute with CUSD. On both fronts I believe we should ALL be back in school. We can not continue to live in fear, it is ruining our kids hearts and minds, which is exactly what what the school system is against. Please open the schools.

Submitted by: Jaime J  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be in school learning NOT virtual learning ASAP.
Comment: Kids need to be in school learning NOT virtual ASAP. They need the peer interaction.

Submitted by: Jaime J  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The kids need to go back to in person school NOT virtual ASAP.
Comment: The kids need to go back to in person learning NOT virtual ASAP. Sports are starting up around town and so should in person learning.

Submitted by: Jaime M  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person
Comment: Please give us an in-person schooling option!

Submitted by: Jaime P  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Chandler has met the green bench mark created by the state. Our kids need to go back to school in person. The current virtual learning environment is not productive for children. Be a leader and make a decision!

Submitted by: Jaime T  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please let our children back in the scools
Comment: I have 2 children at Casteel High school and 2 at Auxier Elementary. They are all struggling with on line learning! Not only from a learning stand point but also from a social stand point. I have two children that have IEP's and they both are having trouble with this type of learning. With the numbers going down please allow the parents that chose in person learning to send their children to school. Parents that are not comfortable with that yet can keep attending on line. My kiddos are willingto wear the mask if they can go back in person.

Submitted by: Jaime V  
School: CTA Independence   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Stop the crying....stop the madness
Comment: My daughter attends CTA-I & she is a kid that lives to please her teacher. She is the kid who is left to watch over a class when the teacher steps out, she is the kid who stays after to hep a new student, she is one who volunteers to take notes for a classmate who is absent. Friday was was SOBBING, sobbing uncontrollably! She had reached her breaking point...her test wasn't loading, it wasn't registering her answers properly on the google doc. She begged me not to reach out to her teacher, she didn't want her teacher upset at her. There was zero reason her teacher would be mad at her over a tech issue. I called CUSD tech support, I emailed the teacher, I finally had to reach out to the school front office staff. There was really was no good solution other to take a few screen shots to prove she was working on the test. I am mad at the board, our kids need to be back, we are breaking our KIDS. We are now causing major and irreparable damage to these kids. Vote to return to school.

Submitted by: Jaime V  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Future Risk Measures and Cost Of Them
Comment: Can you please tell me how CUSD will treat future illnesses with school closures and who in the district will make the call on what illnesses are deemed dangerous? Meaning we have flu deaths and pneumonia deaths which are HIGLY contagious in district every year so what will be different in the future and why wasn't it different in years past if the comment even on death is too many is the boards MANTRA (expressed in an earlier board meeting) when Covid is discussed with regards to returningto in person. The reason I ask is because I need to know what future damage I need to prepare for with my kids and if I ned to prepare to take my kids out of CUSD now knowing what the CUSD boards MO is.

Submitted by: James C  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In favor of return to classroom
Comment: My wife and I are in favor of returning our kids to classroom learning as long as safety guidelines are met. In person learning is beneficial to kids!

Submitted by: Jamie S  
School: Andersen Junior High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: OPEN OUR SCHOOLS
Comment: I am asking you ALL to put your PERSONAL FEELING, POLITICAL VIEWS, HIDDEN AGENDAS aside and get our kids back into the classroom. Enough is enough... REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS ASAP!

Submitted by: Jamie S  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Mental Health Concerns
Comment: As a member of the board, you've been elected by your community to do what's in the best interest of our district and students. Unfortunately, your efforts have fallen short and your decisions are making a negative lifelong impact on our children. Prior to COVID we were worried about teen suicide, loneliness, seclusion, and difficulty communicating to others face to face due to so much screen time. Suicides are at an all time high, PCH pediatric psych wards are bursting at the seems, child abuse and neglect reports have declined (insinuating lack of reporting due to lack of knowledge by teachers). When are our children going to be the priority? When are the district's actions going to be in the best interest of our children, our future community citizens? When are some of the board member's political agendas going to be intolerable and seen for what it really is? If you really care about the kids, allow them to go back to the classroom. Their lives matter!!!

Submitted by: Jamie V  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen Schools
Comment: Our children are suffering. They need a retirn to normalcy. They need to be in school!

Submitted by: Jamie Y  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open the schools
Comment: Online school is not effective at all. My straight A children are failing multiple subjects, the stress and anxiety level of our entire household is through the roof. The side affects of keeping the schools closed far outweigh the minimal risk. Please allow the students and teachers that are ready to return to school while providing the option to do online school for those that would rather stay home.

Submitted by: Jana K  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Mothers of CUSD children
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to school
Comment: Open the schools! The benchmarks have been met!! According to the previous meeting.....this was all that was needed! OPEN THE SCHOOLS.

Submitted by: Jane A  
School: Perry High   Organization: Special needs community
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Special needs students
Comment: I have three students in the district and two of them have special needs and are on IEPs. My twins with special needs are NOT getting their needs met with virtual learning. My most impaired son attends Perry three times a week for 2 1/2 hours. He loves every minute of it—but it is NOT enough. If he can be exposed for 2 1/2 hours then he might as well go for the entire day. It is ridiculous to continue to believe his goals are being addressed with 7.5 hours a week of instruction. PLEASE DONOT disregard this population that can't speak for themselves

Submitted by: Janelle G  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school asap
Comment: Dear board, Given that the surrounding school districts are reopen, businesses are reopen, please allow parents to have their decision they made in July and return to school! The metrics are down in green and virtual learning is not for everyone! Kids want to be in school, teachers want to be in school- let them! We need to learn to live with covid and not be afraid and teach our kids to adapt not give up in fear!

Submitted by: Janelle L  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please consider trying in person school prior to the fall break. The district could use the break to clean/re-evaluate/make adjustments

Submitted by: Janine L  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school option
Comment: It is imperative that we get our kids back in school for in person class; our kids are suffering from online learning

Submitted by: Jasmine T  
School: Basha High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return Our Children to School
Comment: As a parent of a child at Haley Elementary and Basha High School, I implore you to begin the phase-in of our children back to school. I firmly believe that our children need to return to school immediately. I do realize that physically going back to school may not be a feasible option for some families. However my children need to return to maintain their mental health and to once again be academically challenged by their teachers. Our teachers have been doing the best they can and I have tremendous respect for them, but frankly the level of education is not up to par with the rigors of in-person schooling. I fear that they are falling behind academically.

Submitted by: Jason a  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: in person learning
Comment: Thank you in advance for considering the needs of all students both mentally and academically. We look forward to having our sons back in the classroom learning with their teachers as well as playing the sports they love. The teachers are doing an amazing job with the online learning; however, it doesn't replace the benefits of in person learning. Thank you for considering other options to get the kids back to class second quarter, if not before.

Submitted by: JASON B  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return To In-person
Comment: I thought my son's screen time was way too high prior to the lockdown as he spent way too much time playing XBOX. But now he us in front of his laptop at least 10 hours a day. Just yesterday, he spent 8 hours doing catch up work on a Sunday. He is constantly behind even though he spends 10+ hours a day in front of his laptop. Please allow the facts to overrule your feelings and get the kids back in class. The kids need it to happen. The teachers need to return to what they love doing. And parents need to be able to help their kids with a homework assignment every now and then.

Submitted by: Jason G  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening classrooms for those that was to be in class
Comment: Now that we have met the County requirements, there is no reason our children cannot start going back to the classroom. Not every parent will want to send their child back and that is ok. For the parents that do, it should be an option for them. Otherwise why was the survey sent out to take a poll of who wanted to go back to the classroom?

Submitted by: Jason R  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Education
Comment: As the parent of a Basha High student, I strongly urge the board to reinstate in person education as quickly as possible. The metrics in Maricopa County are such the at this can be done safely.

Submitted by: Jason R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Risks of mental health/isolation now outweigh risks of COVID-19
Comment: To whom it may concern, Please strongly consider return to in person learning for the sake of our child's mental health. I believe the in the broader picture the risks to my child's mental health now outweigh the current health risks due to COVID-19. Covid transmission is controllable through wearing a mask, washing hands, etc. The risks to mental health due to isolation is not in our control. It is time to go back to in person learning. Thank you for your consideration.

Submitted by: Jason T  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: We are looking at other districts to change to. Open the schools NOW. Stop being lazy

Submitted by: Jeanne S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get back in the classroom.
Comment: My children 8th and 10th are emotionally suffering. They are struggling with online instruction. They fortunately are in a safe home with food. Many are not. The numbers do not justify your decisions. Send our kids back to school full time.

Submitted by: Jeff R  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Return to School
Comment: Our child learns better in an in person environment. We feel that the online education is average at best. He is not getting the level of structural curriculum he needs that we've come to expect with CTA programs. We are very concerned with any extended level of online learning because we feel our kids will be behind going in to the next years.

Submitted by: Jeff R  
School: Perry High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Return to School
Comment: Our child is entering critical high school years. This year will make or break her preparedness for college. Her upper level math and science classes can not be at the level she needs online. We really would prefer her to be in person. Please consider what this is doing to our children both educationally and emotionally. They need to go back.

Submitted by: Jen C  
School: ACP Erie   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please allow the students to go back in person asap
Comment: Based on the current numbers/metrics I believe students should be allowed to return to full time in person instruction asap. My students are both in high school and feel they would benefit greatly from being back in person for live instruction both for educational purposes and social development.

Submitted by: Jen H  
School: Basha Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Hybrid doesn't work
Comment: What are teachers that have been bringing their elementary school children to school with them while they teach supposed to do? Would our children still stay in class with us? Hybrid doesn't work for teachers that are parents of elementary school aged kids. We need to fully open the schools. We can start with k-3 like Kyrene if need be, but most teachers are ready to be back in-person now.

Submitted by: Jenna C  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: My child is suffering a great deal because of the choices the board has made. Please do the right thing and open the schools .

Submitted by: Jenna K  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Schools
Comment: Each one of the CUSD employees has devoted their life to educating youth, which is admirable. However, you have let bullying and fear-mongering destroy your lifes work and a public service, which is not. Open our schools.

Submitted by: Jenna l  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open schools!
Comment: Please open back schools! My 2nd grade is not engaged and needs in person so bad! He wants to wear a mask to go back to school. Please have K-3 in person five days a week. These young children need to be in a classroom!!! He's so not engaged sitting in front of a computer screen all day.

Submitted by: JENNIFER A  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to In Person
Comment: OUR CHILDREN NEED TO BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOMS. THE LEVEL OF LEARNING IS NOT UP TO PAR AND MY KIDS ARE VERY UNHAPPY ALL AROUND

Submitted by: Jennifer A  
School: Perry High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: please provide an in-person learning option
Comment: Dear CUSD Board, thank you for your service to our area and our children. I'm very disillusioned that CUSD purported to be giving its best effort to offering an in-person option for our students just as soon as possible--but then backtracked and decided to ONLY offer online instruction for the entire first quarter. This felt like a bait-and-switch and reflects poorly on the integrity of our district. My sophomore-aged son is failing his Math class currently, with no ability to access assistance to help him understand concepts. He's on a computer screen for 7 hours a day--when our pediatrician has always encouraged us to limit our children to 2 hours per day. I can tell that the information he's learning is NOT being retained--because the moment he finishes the classwork, he jumps onto a computer game to distract himself (if I'm not standing over him to monitor--and as a mother of 5 children, it's impossible for me to be monitoring him the full 7 hours). Thank you for your time.

Submitted by: Jennifer A  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to In Person Schooloing
Comment: PLEASE SEND THE KIDS BACK TO IN PERSON SCHOOL...THIS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND WE WILL HAVE TO START LOOKING FOR AN OUT OF DISTRICT SCHOOL IF IT CONTINUES.

Submitted by: Jennifer B  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: YES to the reopening of our schools
Comment: I am the parent of a kindergartner and first grader in CUSD. From the very beginning our schools were closed based off of scientific information about covid-19. For close to 6 months we have been told that the schools would reopen based on that same scientific information. The numbers are clear, they are the science used to close the schools. Use them to reopen them. This isn't and never should have been about anyone personal feelings, personal agenda or political agenda. But at the cost of ourchildren's education that is exactly what is has been become about. We must give the families of CUSD they option to have their children to return to school.

Submitted by: Jennifer D  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School Reopening
Comment: When the board first voted to delay in person learning until 10/13, the metrics for schools to abide by had not even been released yet. Now that guidelines have been set, Chandler meets the metrics to return to in person learning using the hybrid model. We should immediately return to the classroom for in person instruction and not wait until 10/13. In addition, the board should meet weekly to review the metrics and return to full in person instruction once the metrics have been met. The metricswere developed as a guideline for opening. Now that they have been met, there is no reason we cannot return. Bars and gyms have opened yet out children are still getting subpar education at home. Please return us to in person instruction immediately.

Submitted by: Jennifer D  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools
Comment: I have a Kindergartner who is more than ready for in person learning! We have a wonderful teacher and she is doing the BEST she can but our kids are missing out socially. We have had months to plan for our new normal and the time in now to implement these new guidelines. Teachers are suffering, parents are suffering and our children are suffering from distant learning. Please hear as out and open our schools.

Submitted by: Jennifer D  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We are ready for in school learning
Comment: Ready for in school learning

Submitted by: Jennifer G  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools for FULL TIME IN PERSON
Comment: I've sent multiple emails, completed this survey and others. My response has not changed. Full time in person school. NO HYBRID!!! My sons IEP depends on it!

Submitted by: Jennifer H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening school
Comment: We have two kids attending Casteel. Both kids want to go to school in person and my husband and I want them to go back in person. We are asking you to please reopen the schools for our kids.

Submitted by: Jennifer J  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Begin In-Person/Hybrid Teaching
Comment: Thank you for allowing parents the opportunity to voice their thoughts/opinions. I have three students at Casteel High School; 7th grade, 10th grade and 12th grade. Online school has worked and not worked for our family. Online for core classes has been a challenge, but courses such as ART is doable. My high schoolers are stressed out because they are attempting to learn foreign languages (dual enrollment), math (dual enrollment), and science online. Their GPA matters because they WANT to go to college. What I am most concerned about is the mental and physical health of the students of CUSD. From the very beginning of quarantine my heart has been breaking for the students whose SAFE place was school. Mental health had a HUGE push these past few years and all the momentum has been LOST because of the lack of socialization of the students at school. Kids need peers, teachers, coaches, security guards, school nurses, counselors, and front office staff to interact with on a daily basis.

Submitted by: Jennifer L  
School: Perry High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen our schools!
Comment: All of these comments should be read aloud at the meeting. We are being silenced. We have met the benchmarks for weeks. Maricopa County standards recommend we move to a hybrid model. The school board needs to listen to their constituents. We voted for them to be our voice. We did not vote for them to push their political agenda. Please hear the voice of parents. Our kids deserve better. It is not healthy to sit home on a device for hours a day. It is not healthy to be socially isolatedfor months on end. The County is saying we are ready to transition. You have an obligation to listen to the experts as well as the parents. If you don't currently have children in CUSD, you truly do not understand the impact distance learning is having. Please remember who you represent. It is not a political party. It is the students, teachers, staff and parents of CUSD.

Submitted by: Jennifer L  
School: Perry High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools. Give us a choice
Comment: I was shocked to read an article in the Gilbert Sun News about over 1600 students who have left CUSD. I can guarantee this number will continue to increase if you do not open our schools. Neighboring districts have opened. There have not been any spikes. Failure to reopen CUSD will result in more loss of students and funding. For those who do not believe it is safe to return, they can remain at COA. Online school is NOT working for our family. We chose CUSD for a reason- they were the premiere school district in the state. I hope you will make a decision to uphold that standard. This is NOT a political issue. Do not make it one. Please listen to the parents, teachers, and students. Our voices matter. We love our children. We would not put them in harms' way.

Submitted by: Jennifer O  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to 'in person' school
Comment: My son went from a straight A, all honors student to barely passing! He cries because online is so challenging and he is worried how he will get into college now. This is ridiculous! The aftermath of this will go on for years and years, much worse than any virus itself.

Submitted by: Jennifer P  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person
Comment: PLEASE OPEN SCHOOLS FOR IN PERSON

Submitted by: Jennifer R  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopen the Schools
Comment: Please provide CHOICE. You have taken choice away from your district. I know so many families struggling. Remember you are to advocate what is best for the children. Put your personal fears aside. You don't know every student's needs, but families do. Let families make the decision!! Save the children!

Submitted by: Jennifer R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to in person school
Comment: Enough is enough! It's time to return to in person school. We have met the benchmarks and it is time. Your board has continually ignored the pleas from the parents citing 'science.' Well 'science' says we can go back. Do the right thing for the children you are supposed to represent and vote to allow them back in school.

Submitted by: Jennifer R  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening schools
Comment: Please please consider opening schools for our children. So many are suffering. Not getting their social and educational needs met. Think of the children who are in stressful home situations, lack of support, lack of food, abusive situations, special needs children, over worked, over stressed parents. This is not good for our children!! At all!! My kids have a good home and even they are suffering. I can't even imagine what children are going through who don't have a good home.

Submitted by: Jennifer S  
School: ACP Erie   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: Please heed the advice and guidance of all the heath professionals and pediatricians who encourage returning to in person education.

Submitted by: Jennifer S  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In school
Comment: We really need our child in school, online is t the best for him

Submitted by: Jennifer S  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open in person learning
Comment: Please open schools asap

Submitted by: Jennifer W  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person schooling
Comment: We would love for our children to go back to school and be with their peers and teachers ASAP. Praying the board votes in favor of in person schooling.

Submitted by: Jenny B  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I want my child back in her school learning in person.
Comment: Children should be back in person learning. Everyone else is going back CUSD needs to go back. It is time!

Submitted by: Jenny I  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Children must return to school
Comment: I am here to express my concerns about my child well being and academic growth. My child is a 4th grade at Tarwater in the Dual Language program. The numbers show that it is safe for our children to return, and the board, especially Lindsay Love, are refusing to talk about it to allow our kids to return. My son cries bc he misses interacting with his friends, being able to be taught in person and ask question. His mental state and academic growth is a HUGE concern and it should be yours. Get ourkids back in the classroom. The only reason my kids haven't been pulled from your district is because of the Mandarin program he is in!!!!! Do the right thing out of the respect of our kids and not your board members.

Submitted by: Jenny N  
School: CTA Independence   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person school
Comment: I am writing in to voice my support for re-opening the schools for those who choose to return. Online isn't working. The numbers are great in AZ. Please allow the parents to decide what is best for our children. It's time to re-open the schools.

Submitted by: Jenny s  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopening
Comment: Please consider opening schools back up. My kids need in person learning.

Submitted by: Jeremy B  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids returning to in-person school
Comment: LET'S get these kids back and learning ASAP!!

Submitted by: Jeremy M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send Our Students Back to School In Person
Comment: You gave us the choice in July to opt for In Person learning or COA. You then took our choice away, after our kids started school. You are playing political games with these decisions and our children are suffering. It is time to give the choice back to the parents and allow us to send our students back to school in person. It is so important for them to learn in a classroom with their teacher and peers.

Submitted by: Jerry C  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send our kids back to school
Comment: Vote to put kids back in schools. They need the education they deserve. Our kids are worth it. Please don't make this political.

Submitted by: Jerry O  
School: Chandler High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Covid and school opening
Comment: We are sending in this comment in regards to the school not opening up due to Covid plandemic. The statistics are very clear stating that .04% of kids are contracting The Covid Virus. The WHO already said that they have now discovered that asymptomatic people cannot spread the virus. To me it is logical and common Sense to keep those teachers who have underlying conditions at home. they can hire a temporary substitute teacher to fill in for them until they are comfortable coming to work. Doesnot make any common sense to put millions of kids education on the back burner for a few teachers that may have underlining conditions. We should be teaching our children how to think critically and use common sense and logic together. Keeping our kids home during this time is teaching them to be sheep and fear something that has already been proven to be untrue....The Virus. We want the schools open tomorrow.

Submitted by: Jess D  
School: Jacobson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids returning to school in person
Comment: Please consider a return to in person school as metrics are met.

Submitted by: Jess S  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Going to school live
Comment: Lots of districts are successfully returning to live school. Please allow them to return ASAP. Thank you.

Submitted by: Jessica B  
School: Elite Performance Academy   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools opening in person
Comment: I'd like to say that virtual learning has been successful for my daughter BUT at the 8th grade level it is also stressful at times. She has expressed frustration and says if she were in class she wouldn't feel that way. Learning or receiving instruction while on a google meet is not ideal when trying to learn new concepts for math etc, in person she has the option to speak to the teacher privately and get the help she needs when something isn't making sense. Overall, she has done very well withthe virtual method but is very much looking forward to being back in person.

Submitted by: Jessica B  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person school
Comment: As COVID numbers continue to come down, and as gyms, movie theaters, and restaurants open up, it is time to honor the choice that families made to send their kids back into the classroom to learn. Our kids have been out of school since early March. They have a lot of catching up to do! Online school is sub-par. It doesn't work well for most kids, including my own. Education has always been a priority in our home, and it has been extremely disheartening to watch my children become so unmotivatedto learn and to do well. I am not asking that those families or teachers who indicated this summer that they wanted to do online school to have their choice taken away from them. I am simply asking that you respect the choice of families and teachers who want to participate in in-person school and allow them to return to the classroom. Please vote to open our schools.

Submitted by: Jessica B  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person teaching
Comment: As a mother of three who attend CUSD I want my children to go back into the classroom. I understand that covid is real and can be harmful to many but there are many measures put in place to help. There are many ways for our kids to go back into the classroom and be safe. I am NOT a teacher and I know my kids are not getting the help and support they need from me to succeed in school. Also if it's safe for my kids to sit in a movie theater then I'm sure it's safe for them to attend school in person. I am also sure the ones concerned about covid and not wanting to go back into the classroom are not just sitting at home 24/7. So please let US as parents decided what's best for our kids and as their mother I want them back in the classroom. Thank you

Submitted by: Jessica C  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-school learning
Comment: Tarwater and CUSD have done an absolutely commendable job managing the pandemic and its impact in schools. I have been very impressed. At this point in our pandemic journey, I would like to make the case to allow our kids to return to in person learning. Distance learning is not sustainable for their mental health and social development. Additionally, we are straining families. Especially those with parents who are both managing careers or even single parent families with young children.In school learning is essential for our children. Thank you for all the support!

Submitted by: Jessica F  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person learning
Comment: After almost six months of being out of school, it is imperative that our students and teachers return to the classroom. There physical, social and emotional well being a s clearly suffering. During this critical time in their lives, the safest place for themTo be is learning in a classroom with certified teachers, and interacting with peers their age. Our district is made up of smart, we'll educated people. I know they will put reasonable safety measures in place to ensure the safety of everyone in place. If parents are not comfortable with these measures, let them CHOOSE to keep their kids home. Please give parents the choice to send their kids back full-time, in person.

Submitted by: Jessica L  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to In-Person Learning
Comment: Please vote to allow students to return to in-person learning. It appears as though the metrics have already been met for hybrid, but if they continue to trend in the same way, CUSD will meet the requirements to return to full in-person learning on this Thursday. The return to school would be based on metrics that were put in place for a safe return, so please help make this happen. Students need to be in the school building with face-to-face learning and social interactions for a multitude ofreasons. Though my children are safe at home, I am also speaking for the many who need to return to the safe space that school provides for them.

Submitted by: Jessica M  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person - October 13th
Comment: Dear Members of Board - I understand you are wrestling with the decision to send the kids back to school before January - I have a 7th grader and a 6th grader who are struggling without in person instruction and lack of interaction. My son has ADHD and his 15-20 min live classes require myself and my husband to monitor everything he does all day long. My 6th grader cries everyday because math is too hard for her without being able to ask questions easily. My husband and I work full time and we are all so very stressed. Besides all of that, how can I go to a restaurant walk 90 feet to my seat and pull my mask off along with all the other patrons and eat, drink and laugh, but our kids can't go to school? When the survival rate is 99.6% why can't they go to school? I have some many other reasons, which I am sure others had also rattled off, so I won't list them all. Please consider sending them back and restoring our lives back to some normalcy. Thank you

Submitted by: Jessica N  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to innperaon school
Comment: please let our kids return in person

Submitted by: Jessica P  
School: Basha Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Please make a plan to return kids to school. A hybrid model would be great so that people that are genuinely at risk or are living in fear, may stay home. Our kids need the regular interaction and structure. I walked into Basha elementary this week and there were kids in attendance that had signed up. It's completely ridiculous that teaching isn't being conducted. If you can figure out a babysitting structure than you can absolutely care enough about our kids generation to build the structure for in person teaching. You have made this a hard decision when it should not be. There are many hybrid models. We moved one of our daughters to a private school and she is THRIVING. Please do this so I don't have to pull my other daughter and fit the sake of so many that don't have the choice.

Submitted by: Jessica R  
School: CTA Goodman   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to school in person
Comment: Please allow the children to return in person! They need a higher level of learning than they can receive online and the interaction with other kids. Online had been better than expected but my child who once loved school now is having a hard time concentrating and hates it. I hate the idea of masks for these kids, especially in AZ, but if we have to do we can do in person, we will.

Submitted by: Jessica R  
School: NONE OF THE ABOVE   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Final Appeal for In Person Instruction
Comment: We are the parents of three girls who attend Knox Gifted Academy in grades 1, 2, and 5, respectively. We commend our teachers, our principal, and our district administrators for teaching us under these circumstances and making every effort for our kids to return to the classroom safely. This board is solely responsible for closing and opening the schools. Assistant Superintendent Narducci says that were our district's elementary schools to open now, nearly all classrooms could be arranged to accommodate social distancing. We are firmly resolved that we will not wait indefinitely for the board to reopen the schools. We have delayed taking action earlier in the summer at several junctures while appealing to you to reopen the schools. It pains us greatly to write, therefore: if an in-person option is not available to us for 2nd quarter, we will withdraw all three girls from KGA and CUSD.

Submitted by: Jessica S  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students Back to School In Person ASAP
Comment: Dear Board Members, Please listen to your families of your district. We are the families that voted you in and thought you would serve our kids, not hurt them. I have 3 kids in CUSD, we have been here for 9 years and I have never been more discouraged, frustrated, and upset with our leaders here. My kids have never been more depressed, lacking motivation, they hate school, they don't care about school, they fee so let down by their schools and teachers. I'm a single working mom, my kids crave school, miss their friends, miss learning, and I cannot be home all day to help them. Your choices have made life very hard in our home. We can't do this anymore, we need your help. We have reached 'benchmark' numbers, time to get kids and teachers back into the classroom. We need parents help, teachers, and staff to make this work. Teachers can teach and keep distance, parents can volunteer to be in classes to help monitor kids. I will volunteer! We need this to work!

Submitted by: Jessica S  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students Back to School In Person ASAP
Comment: Dear Board Members, I have never been more disappointed, upset, and frustrated with the leaders of our school district. We voted you in as board members to keep our children as your first priority. It does not seem that way when over 80% of your district is worried about their children, and wants their children back to school. I am a single, working mother. I have 3 children that have been in your district for 8 years. My kids are straight a, honor students, and they have never been more behindever. Their lack of motivation, depression, and overall demeanor, has never been so horrible. Postponing in person school is only going to damage these children more. You are doing your students and families a huge disservice. Teachers are essential. Our children need to learn. Make the right choice for your families, follow the guidelines of wearing masks, and when students have symptoms of Covid, they are to stay home and have the option to do online school for their 10 day quarantine if they

Submitted by: Jessica S  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools open In Person Learning
Comment: After watching the last board meeting live, I was really surprised you all put the students off again. Another week, wait, review more options, wait. My family is suffering so much. We can't continue to do this any longer. As a board the students, faculty and staff families should be the number one focus. Not whether or not a diploma gets a gold stamp. Geez. Discuss a plan, look at other states and districts, not other countries. Thank you Dr. Narducci for your plan. I wish you would print it out and put it on a huge board for the board to see. Clearly they aren't in any hurry to help us. Vote for this now, stay late, make your plan. We need you all now! Please implement a plan, and not just Mid October we will go back. We need sooner and we need a plan. Hybrid or 100% in person. Have a protocol, if a student, or staff get Covid, they stay home for 10 days, class is notified via email immediately. Don't shut the school down. Get subs like myself that are willing to help teachers!

Submitted by: Jill H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open up the schools for in-person learning NOW
Comment: Please open up the schools for in-person NOW.

Submitted by: Jill R  
School: CTA Independence   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return in-person for CUSD
Comment: Our daughter attends CTA Independence and we would prefer for her to return to in person class as soon as possible as we feel the social spread is very low here in Arizona and the people who've committed to having the kids go in person should be able to return as soon as possible.

Submitted by: Jill S  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please get the kids back to school.
Comment: Get kids back to school!!

Submitted by: Jim P  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the Schools
Comment: You have gone from a well respected district to the laughing stock of the state. You have FAILED our children!!

Submitted by: Jim P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please allow our children back to in person school
Comment: They need to go back. Others can do on line if they are not comfortable

Submitted by: Jimmy P  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Schools Back Up
Comment: You gave us a choice, we chose, and then you take all choices away. Open back up!!

Submitted by: Joanna C  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Changing My Mind
Comment: Most of my friends and I chose our homes, our neighborhoods based on the desire to be in Chandler School District. We examined the specific schools near us. We tried to balance the need for challenging curriculum and athletic and social activities. Now, like many, I am questioning my diligence in sticking to CUSD and my admiration for a school board I was proud of. Parents choose their careers based on a established understanding that public schools have an established schedule. Even the numberof children we have and how closely they are spaced between each other depends upon the knowledge of a consistent school day with teachers specialized to give them the attention they need for their age. , Students choose their schools based often on the athletic and other hobbies available there. I have 4 kids in 4 CUSD schools. I have already applied to have my youngest switched to a charter school. My ADHD kid isn't working well this way. My computer genius, & my athletic child is suffering.

Submitted by: Jocelyn R  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please return to the classroom
Comment: My son has a learning disability and is struggling at home. He needs to be back in a classroom as soon as the metrics permit for students to return

Submitted by: Jody B  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools reopening
Comment: Please send our kids back and use the state bench marks. There is absolutely no reason not to use the recommendations. Do your job and represent the constituents and use the recommendations.

Submitted by: Jody C  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: Para, Certified Teacher and parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I want to be back in session
Comment: I feel we should get back to school, with facemasks required, and extra hand washing along with sanitation. I'm not as concerned with 6 feet of space at drop off and dismissal....would be too much of a bottleneck. I don't believe it's a realistic expectation on bus or in hallways. I think the main worry is parents sending sick kids to school. Everything else, if they are keeping hands to self, wearing masks, using only supplies in their own desk/backpack, washing hands frequently and our sanitation after and between classes, I am confident that we will be fine.

Submitted by: Jody P  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I thank you for your carefulness in deciding when the children will be allowed back to school. I would like to express that I believe the numbers in AZ are conducive to the children returning to in person school. As hard as the teachers are trying to do their best with online, the learning model is not as successful as it is in person. So many kids are depressed, anxious and frustrated. I understand the decision was made to delay in person school for the safety of the students and faculty, however I personally believe AZ is ready to return to school. Our numbers have declined dramatically. The students are begging to return. Please consider that it is time to let the kids return to in person learning..

Submitted by: Joel A  
School: Perry High   Organization: Parents
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools full time
Comment: We chose CUSD because it was known to be more advanced, progressive and student focused than surrounding districts. Recent decisions to delay in person school have demonstrated the exact opposite. Risk for kids is extremely low. I am a first responder and have been working through all of this and have never even gotten the sniffles. Please look at the actual numbers, science and facts. Please get the emotion and side agendas out of the discussion and do the right thing, open schools for inperson education today; since it could have actually been done a long time ago. Even Wuhon is opening and throwing pool parties. Come on CUSD.

Submitted by: Joel B  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Our kids need to get back to school. Their mental health isn't being prioritized enough with mandated school closures!
Comment: Look at the latest report on the CDC website! They have now determined that only 6% of the reported 150,000+ deaths were actually COVID. That's only ~9,200 deaths.

Submitted by: Joette K  
School: Casteel High   Organization: None
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening
Comment: It was advised that we contact you to give our opinion on reopening. It has been stated that we are within the benchmark's to reopen, in addition, many other large district have already announced a reopening date. I am asking that we reopen reopen as soon as possible. I have two teens that I parent thru adoption and guardianship. The online system, while the teachers are doing the best they can, do not learn well in this manner. As such, they are continuing to fall behind. Waiting until Octoberto reopen only puts our children at higher risk in their learning. Thank you for your consideration.

Submitted by: John D  
School: Hancock Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening school
Comment: I feel that in person school is best for the kids learning. CUSD should re open the schools.

Submitted by: John M  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get our kids back in school
Comment: I am disgusted by the fact my children are not in school right now. If teachers are scared set them up to teach via video from home or another room.

Submitted by: John M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids back in school
Comment: We need our kids back in school as normal as we can get.

Submitted by: John T  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to come first
Comment: Get your act together and open our schools. Do your job and get our kids back in school. No more excuses

Submitted by: Jonathan T  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school
Comment: I am writing to the board today to say that serious consideration needs to be given to getting the kids back in school. Every day we are at home, the mental impact on these kids is getting more and more evident. The kids have been home now for 6 months with little to no socialization. This is not okay and is huge part of their development that is being taken away from them. Many other districts have figured out a way to get the kids back and school and now it is Chandlers turn. The kids need tobe back in the classroom before their mental health takes an even bigger turn.

Submitted by: Joshua d  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: Jane D Hull
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I'm person learning
Comment: In person learning is essential, keeping schools closed is negatively affecting my children and my families meant all and physical health

Submitted by: Joy F  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to In person Schooling
Comment: Hello Board Members, I know you are working through very hard decisions and I appreciate your efforts. I have a student at Basha High and one at EPA. We are in full favor of our children attending school in person. We would be happy for them to wear masks and perform daily health checks/temperature checks. Continuing to give the COA option allows people who don't want to go in person to continue as is. Our numbers in AZ are great and I truly hope we can get the kids back in the classroom. My junior is taking AP classes and it would be great to have the best learning available for him. Thank you for reading this!

Submitted by: Joy H  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids with IEP's
Comment: My son has a full IEP and virtual learning isn't cutting it and for sure not meeting all of his needs met that are outlined in his IEP. It's not for the sake of his teachers and PARA's not trying, but he needs to be in the classroom to get that support. We are sad to watch a kid who typically gets all A's and B's to feeling extreme stress of being on the computer and trying to stay caught up. It's time we let these kids get back to school.

Submitted by: Joy H  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: It's time to get these kids back in school and get in person learning from their teachers. Their mental health and stress is deteriorating daily.
Comment: We can't keep letting these kids be home and lose personal contact from their teachers and peers. They need to be back in school, it's too much for them to continue to be home and it's so much for families to keep balancing all of this. We love our schools and our teachers!

Submitted by: Julie A  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: RETURN TO IN PERSON SCHOOL!!!
Comment: We want our children back in the classroom. Many of our children's friends have switched from your school district to schools that are teaching IN PERSON. We don't want to - but if this drags out any longer, it is an option we have seriously considered. PLEASE think of our children. They NEED to be in person.

Submitted by: Julie A  
School: Perry High   Organization: Parent of CUSD student
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Parent of Perry student, pls allow them to go back in person ASAP. Thanks
Comment: Pls look at bigger picture and larger population with other horrible outcomes

Submitted by: Julie B  
School: Basha High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person
Comment: Get these kids back in person school ASAP.

Submitted by: Julie B  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person school to happen now.
Comment: Open Chandler schools for the health and well being of our children. School is essential.

Submitted by: Julie C  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: No
Subject: Open schools
Comment: Unfortunately I had to check 'No' to children attending CUSD because of your inaction to open schools I withdrew my son. At last board meeting the health director stated it was safe to open at the hybrid although based in your questions you seemed to want a different answers. The metrics have been met, do what you have been elected to do and open the schools to those that have chosen in person.

Submitted by: Julie C  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Going back to school in person and full time.
Comment: I want to see my daughter go back to school in person and full-time. Education is essential and we need to give it a try and see how it goes. Grocery stores and other essential stores have been open so we need to allow schools to open and be in person because we all know that what is going on online is great and we appreciate what the teachers are doing but they can't do their job the best way possible unless they are in person with the students in front of them.

Submitted by: Julie G  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Please for the sake of our children, open the schools. Let's not do hybrid for a couple weeks, it's too much work. Just open up the classrooms. Essential workers include teachers. We are going to live with this virus for a long time, we can't remain closed. Please allow our kids to get the education they deserve. Let's not continue to be at the bottom of the nation!

Submitted by: Julie G  
School: Perry High   Organization: Pareng
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: As a parent, pls allow students to go back to school in person ASAP. We will take our chances w/ covid, we are more worried about mental state.
Comment: In person ASAP please! Thank you

Submitted by: Julie N  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids are ready to return in person
Comment: Time to return in October

Submitted by: Julie P  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students should return to school immediately with no masks.
Comment: The risk to children of this overblown 'virus' is so low that the CDC counts it as ZERO. How can this piece of data not seriously impact the decision to open our schools back up? Keeping them isolated and away from their peers (whether at school or church or sports activities etc) is more detrimental to their health than any flu virus. Also, there is no CONCLUSIVE evidence that shows masks improve health outcomes. In fact, covering your face and restricting your oxygen and increasing your carbon dioxide level is harmful to our health! Let the children go back to school. If some folks are too afraid or feel like their risk is too high then that's ok but they can't dictate everyone elses' lives. Also, enough already with the talk about 'cases'. The PCR tests used were NEVER meant to diagnose illness! They're not even accurate. It's time to get back to LIFE and shame on you if you do t do what is BEST for children and parents by letting them return to their lives.

Submitted by: Julietta D  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open school in person
Comment: Please open school in person for my two kids at Patterson and 1 child at Knox.

Submitted by: Justin C  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools now
Comment: Open the schools now. Literally half of our kids friends have switched to ALA. We don't want to. We'd rather just go to our neighborhood school but depending on the outcome of this meeting will depend if we switch to that school or another. Enough is enough.

Submitted by: Kacey F  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Resume In Person School
Comment: For the benefit of the children and the district, the kids need to go back to school. With Kyrene, Gilbert, Higley and Queen Creek open or with plans to open, CUSD needs to open it's doors for in person education or lose a significant number of student and funding. This is a wonderful district, I don't want to see that change due to funding. I know so many people who have left or decided to home school. Our COVID numbers are down and I think it is reasonable to open in person, wear masks and expect minimal transmission. I am worried about our special needs kids, low income kids and other kids who rely on our schools for more than just an education. Please open our schools.

Submitted by: Kailie M  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We need our kiddos back in school
Comment: Our kiddos are suffering socially and academically! We need them to go BACK

Submitted by: Kaitlin F  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: Stay at home mom
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school now
Comment: Hi, I think it is so important for in person learning to be back! My children need social interaction. They need to learn better! Even though the school is doing the best they can, they can't learn as well on computers. They miss their teachers and their friends. One of my children has commented on not liking school anymore. And, he used to LOVE it! Education is so important! Our children are more important! They need school to grow.

Submitted by: Kamin H  
School: Casteel High   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person Instruction
Comment: As we now have more relevant information from the 2 speakers at last board meeting, many schools have been opened for 2 weeks with no spikes in Covid cases and CCD just updated their website that only 6% of deaths were strictly related to Covid. I see no factual evidence that shows we should not open schools full time for in-person instruction. CUSD is losing more and more children to districts that have leadership, that listen to the parents and have the children's best interest at heart.

Submitted by: Karen B  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to School
Comment: As a Mom of a Freshman I beg of you to follow the lead of the other districts and allow our kids the same opportunities as everyone else. My daughter is concerned about her GPA, her future and college. This is the time in her life she should be thriving socially and academically and instead she is stuck behind a computer screen with little interaction or engagement. This is about the kids not us, please make the right decision and put our kids where they should be, in a classroom.

Submitted by: Karen C  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school
Comment: Please consider returning to the classrooms. It has been detrimental to my two high school age daughter's academic and social wellness. I am genuinely worried about their academic progress and the mental well-being.

Submitted by: Karen C  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: please allow these children to return to school.
Comment: For the sake of our children's mental and academic success they need to be back in the classrooms and back with their teachers and friends. I understand this is a scary time I have worked on the front lines for the last 17 years, but I am fully confident its the best place to have my children to be back in the classrooms with their teachers and friends. Please

Submitted by: Kari C  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-open Schools Now!
Comment: Please open our schools! My daughter is struggling with online EVERYTHING & needs to be in a classroom again. She struggles in all subjects & has a 504. I am not adequate to help her. She needs to be taught in a classroom with peers & a teacher that could help her solve math problems. This is not working out. Hslf if her friends have left to ALA or charter schools with more leaving everyday. We are getting ready to do the same if schools don't open soon.

Submitted by: Kari C  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools or we are leaving!
Comment: We will be leaving our Chandler district after 16 years if schools are not re-opened soon. You have proof now that our benchmark have been that they open in a hybrid model. If you do not vote to open our schools we will be pulling our children from the district. The online format is not sustainable for much longer. My children are suffering they are not learning as well as they would be in a regular classroom. To hold out until October is ridiculous. It's time to act. Re-open our schools immediately!

Submitted by: Karianne J  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school!!!!
Comment: Please let these kids back in!! I am sorry, but this virtual learning environment is not what is best for every child. I have a straight A 4th grader or let me state that I used to. His grades are drastically declining as he is not currently in the best learning environment. We are doing what we can at home, but it just isn't cutting it as my husband and I are both working and cannot facilitate online school for 6 hours a day. He needs to be physically in class with his peers with his teacher atthe front of the room leading the way. I understand that some have reservations, but please let the rest of us back in school that chose to do so from the get go. It is our children we are standing up for, should be our decision as to what is best for them. At home is NOT!!

Submitted by: Karianne J  
School: Casteel High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students back in classrooms asap!!!!
Comment: Please let these kids back in!! I am sorry, but this virtual learning environment is not what is best for every child. My 7th grader who has succeeded in school his entire school career is struggling greatly. The transition to middle school is hard enough and with virtual learning thrown into the mix his grades are dropping and he's having a hard time keeping up. We are doing what we can at home, but it just isn't cutting it as my husband and I are both working and cannot facilitate online school for 7 hours a day. He needs to be physically in class with his peers with his teachers at the front of the room leading the way. I understand that some have reservations, but please let the rest of us back in school that chose to do so from the get go. It is our children we are standing up for, should be our decision as to what is best for them. At home is NOT!!

Submitted by: Karyn P  
School: Jacobson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please reopen schools for teachers and students who WANT to return. For those that can't, for whatever reason, should be able to continue with virtual. I'm my opinion, it's imperative for my child to return to school for two reasons. 1. Virtual learning is not working for us and 2.) My child, as well as many others, NEED the socialization that school provides.

Submitted by: Kasey B  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get the kids back to school
Comment: It's time to go back!

Submitted by: Kat M  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Too much work load!
Comment: As a parent with two High School Students who spend all day and all weekend doing school work. This is way too much! These amazing kids have been living through so much. Not only dealing with the new life 2020 has brought. They have been isolated for months and now to be isolated and stressed. I see my children left with little to no time to do anything but school work. Kids who have had good grades struggling and in tears. Loosing sleep and happiness! When the thought of sending my children toschool during a major pandemic seems the better option than isolated at home with mental health issues this is no joke. It's only going to get worse. Send these kids back for their sanity either way this is not healthy.

Submitted by: Kate G  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please start in person learning ASAP. The risk has significantly lowered and my kids need to go in person for learning.

Submitted by: Kate P  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: in-person learning
Comment: Please vote for full in-person learning starting 9/8. Our children no longer need to be separated from the school environment. Our district benchmarks do no warrant virtual learning anymore. Please do not ignore the science and recommendations from the experts. As elected officials it is your duty to put aside the politics...listen to experts in the health departments...and do what's best for the community.

Submitted by: Kate P  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Wednesday's Board Meeting
Comment: The reality of it is this virus is not going away. Until there is a vaccine we are going to be living with COVID-19. We as a community and district need to figure out a way to do what's best for children while also helping to keep staff safe. This is a balancing act. Fortunately, we do have a department of health who has given us benchmarks and recommendations to follow. I implore CUSD's Governing Board to trust those recommendations from health experts and move to in-person learning as soonas possible. Teachers and students need to get back into the classroom so we can help our children find the love of learning again.

Submitted by: Katherine F  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the schools for on campus learning now!
Comment: You asked for the benchmarks to open safely. Don't ignore them. Open schools now.

Submitted by: Kathleen W  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Let our kids return to school

Submitted by: Kathy B  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Support of in Person learning
Comment: I am in support of my son and daughter being able to go back to in person learning at this time, based on Maricopa county school bench marks for reopening

Submitted by: Katie D  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: n/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Getting kids back to school!!
Comment: Please get our children back to school. We have met the benchmarks that were set by the county for us! Why aren't we back? Our children are falling behind. It is time for teachers to become essential workers as there are needed to step up for our children.

Submitted by: Katie D  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open on campus in person learning. My high school and junior high children have all said they need to be in person to learn.
Comment: Please open in person learning. Those that cannot go on campus have options. We need our kids on campus to fully learn the material.

Submitted by: Katie P  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening CUSD schools
Comment: Surrounding schools have opened with safety precautions and its time CUSD follows as well. Children of all ages are suffering much more than academically and the added stress in families needs to come to a stop. Please listen to those parents who chose in-person learning for their children. Students who are not online learners are supporting and the district will continue to lose more families if they remain closed.

Submitted by: Katie P  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools opening safely
Comment: Schools in CUSD need to open safely for children. For those who chose in-person the metrix are now showing that schools should be safely reopening. The amount of emotional stress online learning is putting on those students who are not online learners is very high. Teachers are doing their best but let children truly are not learning like they do in the classroom. The impacts of this is much more than academics on families. Please consider those in-person learners and listen to the voices beingof your CUSD families.

Submitted by: Katie S  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return in person now
Comment: Mental health is of my children is a real issue. They are suffering. Their IEP and 504 nerds are not being met

Submitted by: Kayla L  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: OPEN IN PERSON LEARNING!
Comment: Please, I beg you to open schools FULL TIME for IN PERSON learning! Virtual learning does not work for every child. All of my kids are struggling. They used to LOVE school and now they cry and beg to go back to 'real school.' This is the last board meeting I can sit and wait for an answer. If we aren't going back full time I am pulling them out of CUSD.

Submitted by: Kelley E  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Allowing in person instruction to resume.
Comment: Now that the COVID risk is moderate, I would request that in person instruction resume before the original re start date of 10/13. Thank you.

Submitted by: Kelley M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: This model isn't sustainable
Comment: I'm praying that MY school board is speaking for ME and MY family. Our family requires 2 working parents. 2 parents that work while our 4 children are in school. We actually work in overdrive during those hours to then be available to handle pick ups and drop offs and homework assistance. We are hands on parents. We are now trying to jockey our jobs with helping our youngers attend Google meets. Jumping up and down to 'mute and unmute' during our own conference calls. The conference callsthat we are 'paid' to attend and so we must. The Google meets for our kids where most of the teachers are teaching from EMPTY classrooms. Ready and waiting for MY students to return. We have never once considered our teachers babysitters. Instead they are trained and incredible educators. We. Are. Not. My youngers spend their days in and out of emotional meltdowns. We are not SUCCESSFULLY moving through each day - we are hanging by threads, strengthened only by a break on Sat/Sun.

Submitted by: Kelli G  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please return in person
Comment: Please return in person

Submitted by: Kelli P  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School board needs to vote to resume in person school ASAP
Comment: We have met the metrics we were required to meet. Our kids need to be back in school

Submitted by: Kelli S  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Up
Comment: We need to open up and get the kids back to school.

Submitted by: Kelli S  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open Up Schools
Comment: Please open up the schools our children need to be in school in person for their mental health.

Submitted by: Kelly  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the school!!
Comment: Schools need to be open! Open them now for those who want their kids to learn in person. Give us the choice to do so. I know the district has lost numerous kids to charter/private school who are offering in person. If teachers refuse to teach fire them and find new ones. Our kids need to be in school instead of being used as pawns for some radical political agenda. Stop it now and open school!!

Submitted by: Kelly C  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools
Comment: We have 2 kids at Haley. Online is not working. Please consider hybrid or full time ASAP. Several friends have been leaving cusd and several more plan to leave if school does not open. I'm scared about the numbers of kids leaving. Kids need to be back in school. Thank you

Submitted by: Kelly C  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open schools
Comment: Online is not working. Kids need to be in school. Kids are upset and stressed. I know several angry parents that said they will be pulling their kids out of cusd. We support cusd and want to stick it out but makes it hard when majority of schools in the east valley are gojng back except us. Valley

Submitted by: Kelly C  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school in person
Comment: These kids need to be at school in person. 8hrs if zoom a day is cruel. My daughter has regular meltdowns over the technology usage. Whether to be on or off camera, which class to sign into when, how to turn in assignments. It's overkill. She is in 6th grade.

Submitted by: Kelly D  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening
Comment: We have met the benchmarks. It's time to open the schools. Please look at current data not from 2 weeks ago as it has updated since then. We are below the % needed to be open. Every other district is opening on the 8th of September and we should too.

Submitted by: Kelly D  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening
Comment: Please use this updated information to make decisions. 6% of the death died from COVID alone and you can also see the numbers for 0-18. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm

Submitted by: Kelly D  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening
Comment: It is time to reopen our schools. The CDC has released new numbers stating the death ratio was far less than initially reported. Also Maricopa county has part of the death rate as well by counting individuals that had Covid in the last 60 days which increased the death rate numbers even though the individuals did not die from Covid related symptoms. Our children need to return to school. My five-year-old son is struggling in kindergarten and heating school and does not want to sit at a computer. I have a fourth grade daughter who has been socially distancing from all of her friends and her life that now She is suffering from a loss it's like our children are grieving their previous life. It is time to look at the real numbers the CDC has provided in the age group 0 to 18 and the numbers that Maricopa County has been patting and realize that Covid is not as dangerous as it seems. It almost feels as if this is a political issue and the CUSD school board is playing politics. Open please!

Submitted by: Kelly D  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening
Comment: If the school does not make changes and open parents will be forced to pull their children from chandler school district. I have two children that attend hull elementary and I will have to take them out and move them to Legacy charter if school does not open.

Submitted by: Kelly L  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: On August 5th, this board met in the evening hours, on the first day of school, and voted to not return to in person school until at least October 13th. This news shocked out community as many of us were blindsided by this decision, as the Health Dept had not yet even released guidelines for schools to reopen. The numbers of Covid were already starting to show a steep decline as of Aug 5th, and this decision was irresponsible, and as we can see by the declining numbers of students each week, detrimental for this district. the irony in all of this, is that for all the talk about extra funding, and teacher salaries, the reality is the continued enrollment of students will mean potential jobs lost for the district, as well as significantly reduced funding. There is no denying the numbers- if movie theaters and businesses are opening up across the state, there is no reason for CUSD not to.

Submitted by: Kelly T  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be back in school
Comment: I am writing to the board today as a medical professional and a parent of children in CUSD. It is becoming abundantly clear that this long of an absence from school is making a huge impact on our children's mental well being. Kids need to have socialization as part of their development and we are going on 6 months now if not being in school. There are ways to make going back to school safe and effective. I am all for the kids wearing masks, but they need to be back in the classroom. This distance learning is absolutely not sustainable and the kids are continuing to fall further and further behind.

Submitted by: Kelly W  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools!!!!!
Comment: My children need to be in school! We met the metrics to do at least hybrid so that's what we should be doing. Our children are suffering!!!

Submitted by: Kelly W  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school....NOW!!
Comment: Online learning is not a long term solution for my three children that attend CUSD! Open now or we will go somewhere that will meet their needs!!!

Submitted by: Kelsey g  
School: CTA Goodman   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person schooling
Comment: I support going back to school for in-person learning.

Submitted by: Kemberlyn C  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I want my kids back in school.
Comment: I feel the negative effects of them not being in school far out way the reasons to keep them out.

Submitted by: Kendra G  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to In person learning
Comment: Thank you for taking the time to read this comment. I am the mother of two sophomores at Basha high. Over the last month since virtual learning began, I have had to sit back and watch my normally happy, social, smart boys become angry, frustrated, and depressed. I have watched them both have mentral breakdowns to the point of crying in the kitchen due to virtual learning. My students are struggling, both mentally and in their classes. They are failing. One who is normally a great student is struggling. The other who normally struggles with school is doing even worse. I'm honestly not sure how he's going to dig out of this daunting hole that virtual learning has created. Please consider these kids when making your decision. Please consider at least giving families a choice to come to in person or remain virtual. My heart is aching for my kids right now and as a mother watching them struggle when there isn't much I can do to change the situation is unbearable. Please open the schools.

Submitted by: Keri M  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return kids to in person school
Comment: It is high time that we send our children back to school in person. We have met 2 of the benchmarks completely and we are fast approaching the 3rd. It is imperative that we get our kids back in the classroom where they haven't been since the very beginning of March!!

Submitted by: Kerri F  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: On campus schooling
Comment: Please vote in favor of going back to school on campus. Our children are feeling isolated and depressed especially those that don't play any sports. Also my son is on an IEP and this online set up is proving to be detrimental for his learning. We are ready to go back!!!

Submitted by: Kerri H  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Send our kids back to school
Comment: Education is an important part of our children's mental and social development. They need to be in school! They want to be in school! We want them to be in school! It has been longer enough!

Submitted by: Kerri L  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to School ASAP
Comment: My daughter has been a straight 'A' student ever since she started school 10 years ago! She has loved school. As of now she is FAILING 3 Classes! She feels horrible about herself, cannot focus and is kissing her love of school. Her plan was to graduate High School with an Associate Degree and now she doesn't know what she wants or if she wants that. This has not only affected her love of gaining an education, but it has affected her mentally as well. She has always been a teachers favorite andgreat student. My heart breaks for her as her Mother. I do not have the problem of having to go to work everyday. I am home with her and able to help her and it's still a struggle. I cannot beg and plead with you enough to please open our schools. I will sign what I need to allow my child to go back. Thank you for listening.

Submitted by: Kerri P  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please return to in person classes.
Comment: While Some of my kids teachers are doing a good job at online classes my son who is a senior needs to be in person. There are too many different links for assignments and it's very confusing for him. He's already in danger of not passing the class and that would be devastating for him at this point in his high school career.

Submitted by: Kerry M  
School: ACP Erie   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening in person instruction
Comment: I sent an email previously that I would like to be addressed at the board meeting. Criteria for change of start date? Why was there no shutdown during SARS, H1N1, swine flu, bird flu, etc? Current CDC data shows that only 6% of deaths occurred without a pre-existing condition and of those, most were in the elderly and immune compromised community.

Submitted by: Kevin K  
School: Perry High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get our kids back in school
Comment: Per the CDC the risk to kids 15 and under of dying from Covid are 1 and a million. If you are going to keep kids out of school for Covid, then you should shut down school for the flu season because kids are at a much higher risk of dying from the flu. Make a decision based on data not fear. If you do the decision is obvious. In person learning.

Submitted by: Kevin Q  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Schooling
Comment: It's time to open up. This isn't about staff and child safety. This is about concerns of liability and being scared for public outcry. Today's society isn't about the majority, it's about pandering to a few and not offending anyone. You sent a survey earlier this summer and the majority wants their children in school. There's no evidence children spread this VIRUS. The death numbers are inflated and per CDC only 7% of said deaths are COVID only. There will be more deaths from other reasons than anything COVID related. Take a stand and do what is right! Enough of the politics and media driven fear! We love Haley and don't want to enroll somewhere else.

Submitted by: Kevin S  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open our schools
Comment: The board doesn't speak for the community. Open the schools or let the public vote. Clearly the COVID numbers are skewed and misrepresented, intentionally or otherwise. Our children need to be educated in a classroom setting and have the ability to socialize with their peers.

Submitted by: Kim B  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person School
Comment: In person school is so important for our children. Online cannot teach how to interact with our peers or conflict resolution in real life situations. I have watched my kids mental health suffer due to schools and their whole life being placed on hold. While teachers and schools have done an amazing job of implementing an online platform it just cannot replace in-person teaching. My kids crave this interaction.

Submitted by: Kim C  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person schooling
Comment: Our kids are less focused with this online format, the social interaction with their peers is needed, and we see the need to reestablish a daily routine that is exceedingly difficult with three kids online at home. I'd like to also note we''re currently at 150% of our internet usage for this month. We know the risks, but we are more than confident in the safety measures put in place. Please return to in-person schooling ASAP. Our community has met the standards!

Submitted by: Kim D  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open CUSD schools NOW
Comment: Before moving to Chandler from SF Bay Area, I researched the Chandler /Gilbert area trying to decide the best school district for my child. My daughter attended a nationally ranked high school in Pleasanton California. If you don't believe me, you can look it up. Foothill high school Pleasanton, California. I thought my daughter would be attending a top high school here in Chandler. We love Basha high school, but not the district that it is in. My daughters now struggling with having to learn ina virtual setting, call dealing with isolation and loneliness that the virtual learning has created. It is my understanding that one board member, who happens to be a social worker is advocating for the kids to stay at home. To that person, I say I have the perfect school district for you. Please relocate to the Bay Area. There are several school districts that would be perfect for you

Submitted by: Kim J  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please let our children return
Comment: Please let our kids return to school. This is not healthy. My child is dressed and struggling. Her teachers give her videos to watch with no interaction. She is bored and not learning. Pkease, they need interaction

Submitted by: Kim L  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: Parent
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning
Comment: I understand that some parents and children aren't ready for in person learning. That is why our amazing district offers COA. Please consider the students who NEED to be back in the classroom! My students teachers are doing great but they can't make the same connection with these kids via a computer. I have a child who has always loved school how has been in tears weekly since starting virtual learning. It breaks my heart! Please consider in person learning since the numbers have gone down!

Submitted by: Kim M  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In School Learning
Comment: My grandchildren need to go back to in school learning. They are struggling and need their friends and teachers face to face. They need their routine back. They are all suffering

Submitted by: Kim N  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please consider sending our kids back to school in person! Our oldest is regularly in an inclusive classroom. Doing distance learning takes full support. We have a 6th grader who is struggling severely so I try to help him as much as i can while helping older sister as well as work from home. Our sophomore struggles with lack of socializing and has struggled with depression. I feel with the proper safety steps in place we can have our kids back to where they function best and us parents can be parents again not enforcers all the time. Our families are under stress that cannot continue. It's not healthy. None of this is safe.

Submitted by: Kim P  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please let the kids go back to school.
Comment: The kids need to be in person school.

Submitted by: Kim P  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids back in school
Comment: Please vote to bring our kids back to school ASAP. My kids want to be back in school.

Submitted by: Kim R  
School: Basha High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: OPEN SCHOOL!
Comment: Join the rest of America and open. Lindsay Loves agenda and Mr. Evans needs to stay out of this. You were elected to reprehensible people and to make decisions. The majority has spoken. Do your job. Quit saying you're not adequate to make a decision. If you can't make a decision to represent the people than you should not be on the board.

Submitted by: Kim T  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: In favor of in person school starting ASAP! My children need it mentally, socially, and academically! Please please they need to learn in person soon!

Submitted by: Kimberly L  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to school in lerson
Comment: I would like to see my child back in school & not required to wear a mask... ASAP! Her mental health is a concern for me as well the longer we remain out of school.

Submitted by: Kimberly r  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person education
Comment: Please open up in person instruction. I am very worried about the quality of education of virtual instruction.

Submitted by: Kimberly S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Parents!
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to IN PERSON school.
Comment: We live in the Higley district and applied for out of bounds exception for CUSD (Casteel). I am in the healthcare profession. We need our kids back in schools ASAP. Please stop the politics and do what's best for our children - put them back with their peers to learn. If the board votes not to go back live sooner than after fall break - we will take our kids and our dollars back to Higley. We donate to our kids school with time and talent - and we have grandparents and aunts and uncles whofollow our lead for the AZ tax credit so the dollars lost from just our family will be significant. We pray that you will make the right decision for our kids, and not for your political beliefs.

Submitted by: Koralyn P  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get our kids back in school!!!!!
Comment: We are at our breaking point. I have one child left in CUSD. He's in 8th grade. Online school has been a nightmare for him. I am so close to pulling him out of CUSD! I feel like no one on the board is listening to the kids or the parents. We have met the guidelines set by the state. Please get our kids back in the classroom!!

Submitted by: Kriaten R  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Allow parents to choose school in person or at home
Comment: Allow a choice. I believe this is doing more harm than good by keeping them out of school. Kids need school, relationships with teachers and other students and sports.

Submitted by: Krista L  
School: Ryan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Allow our children the option to go back to in person school
Comment: My son is in the 2nd grade, he is at an age where he needs the interaction between his peers. He needs to be able to move around and not be stuck in our house all day long all week.

Submitted by: Kristal D  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please allow students to go to school in-person asap
Comment: I am sending this to advocate for allowing the students to go back to in-person schooling. With the metrics being met for allowing a hybrid schedule, my family feels that going back to in-person schooling, even if it is only a few days a week, would benefit my students tremendously. There is so much disconnect with the remote learning that I have one student who is completely failing two of her classes. Going back to the school environment would benefit her even if it is with all of the safetyprotocols that come with this. I understand that with this decision there are risks involved, but we all have to wonder what type of future problems this remote learning only year of school will do to the kids emotionally and academically. With the school year only being a few months in, there is still time for my daughter to get into school and be able to see her teacher in person and get the help she needs to turn around these failing grades. Please consider back to school asap!

Submitted by: Kristal W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School reopening
Comment: I would like my child to attend in-person school.

Submitted by: Kristen B  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open the Schools!
Comment: Please, please open up our schools. Our kids are suffering in so many ways. I have four kids, all of which attend schools in the Chandler School District. They need their teachers, the friends, their IN PERSON education they deserve!

Submitted by: Kristen L  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning/School
Comment: Please let the students go to school in person. There's so many negative side effects to online learning. there are online options for students that do not want to go to school however, there's no option for in person learning. Please give family and students the option to excel and go to school in person. Please do not take away the students right to learn in person, this is The fam😜Please do not take away the students right to learn in person, this is their right.

Submitted by: Kristen L  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning
Comment: Please let the students go to school in person. There's so many negative side effects to online learning. there are online options for students that do not want to go to school however, there's no option for in person learning. Please give family and students the option to excel and go to school in person.Please do not take away the students right to learn in person, this is their right.

Submitted by: Kristen L  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning
Comment: Please let the students go to school in person. There's so many negative side effects to online learning. there are online options for students that do not want to go to school however, there's no option for in person learning. Please give family and students the option to excel and go to school in person. Please do not take away the students right to learn in person, this is The fam😜Please do not take away the students right to learn in person, this is their right.

Submitted by: Kristen M  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person
Comment: Please open in-person Kindergarten for parents who want that option. The children need it!

Submitted by: Kristen R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Parents
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I have one child at Payne Junior High and 2 children at Riggs Elementary.
Comment: We have done the online school for long enough. We are confident in our children resuming in person. It has been long enough and we have stuck it out with CUSD and hope the board members see our children need to be back in person learning for many reasons.

Submitted by: Kristen S  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning is paramount to these kids and their mental health and wellness
Comment: We do very much appreciate the CUSD board and their continuous efforts to do what is best for our children and our community. While we understand that Covid is a serious condition for many who may have underlying health concerns, the vast majority of students are without those concerns. If we continue to follow the science, we must recognize that the science does not support keeping our kids out of schools. These children are suffering from more than just physical distance from their friends andteachers. We are now witnessing a mental health crisis. If we have claimed to be concerned about mental health for all the children who chose to end their lives these last two years in our community then we have to also recognize that even more kids are in a worse state mentally since this entire pandemic started. We must get our kids back in schools, interacting with their peers- it's time we get back to educating our kids

Submitted by: Kristi T  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids returning to school
Comment: I strongly think that kids need to return to in person learning! With modifications, businesses are doing just fine and so will the schools. Our children need to learn and interact with kids their age as their studies and social skills are negatively affected by continued virtual learning. Please allow our kids to go back to school in person!!

Submitted by: Kristi W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Please allow for the families who want to return to in person learning, to do so. It is our daughter's senior year and she deserves a chance to experience it in person. My 6th grade son is at CTA Freedom and his 504 plan is not being followed at all. This way of learning is not working for him and a detriment. We now reside on the north side of freeman farms, and have chosen to keep our children in CUSD, rather than our assigned district, Higley, however it's disheartening that our neighbors across the street in Higley district are returning to hybrid, at least, after Labor Day and then in person later in sept, meanwhile CUSD is still floundering.

Submitted by: Kristin E  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Open Our Schools
Comment: Please allow our children the choice to return to in person learning ASAP no more delays.

Submitted by: Kristin G  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school and lack of organization with virtual learning
Comment: I am so beyond disappointed at CUSD and their handling of this pandemic. Our children have been put on the back burner 100%. The virtual learning is still just as disorganized as it was last year. There is zero consistency amongst the district and the schools. There are so many different programs and no standards for the schools to follow. For example: second grade should be working off the same syllabus. We have yet to even obtain one and if I'm not sitting with my child for the entire day, a lot is missed. He is not thriving. He is not doing well. He is depressed, acting out, and now hates school. His teacher is a doll, but due to the lack of basic direction and structure, she has not been set up to succeed. How can different teachers be using different virtual classroom software and why is there not a standard and set software for the district? Same with assignments. There should be ONE site to submit. This is beyond disappointing. Nurse here- get it together. Our kids are failing.

Submitted by: Kristin H  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please open our schools back up for I'm person learning! My kids are doing terribly with this model. They need in person help!
Comment: Please open our schools back up for I'm person learning! My kids are doing terribly with this model. They need in person help! Particularly the children that have an IEP or are in the process of qualifying for an IEP. Please please my children are being left behind by no fault of their own. In person tutoring is vital to them.

Submitted by: Kristin L  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Wanting to get my kids back in the classroom for proper learning
Comment: With Covid numbers on the decline, it's time!

Submitted by: Kristin L  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person learning
Comment: Students must return ASAP!

Submitted by: Kristina P  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Allow our students to go back to school in person!!!
Comment: Virtual learning is not enough. I want the choice to send my kids back to school in person. Please allow our students to go back in person!!

Submitted by: Kristina R  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Re-open our schools!
Comment: My kids need their school community for their mental health. My once thriving, straight A students don't even want to attend school anymore. Please consider the mental health of these kids. The risk to their psychological development and trauma is much greater than any virus. Let the kids who aren't immunocompromised continue to keep society functioning!

Submitted by: Kristina R  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open In Person Schools Please
Comment: Many kids are being left behind academically and emotionally. The secondary social implications (and even deaths) of COVID statistically have proven to be more detrimental than the virus itself. Teen pregnancy, suicide, substanc abuse, overdoses - to name a few.. Are schools essential, or not? Why can sports resume in person, but education cannot? Why can kids sit in a school with laptops and teachers in the room, but not be instructed in person? The vass majority of adults have returned to workand are now basically homeschooling. If we as parents can resume working safely, so can teachers and students.

Submitted by: Kyle H  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person learning
Comment: Get these kids back to school ASAP. Whatever precautions are necessary do it. Stop messing around and trying to cover yourselves. These kids need and deserve the opportunity to learn in person. You are failing as a representative board

Submitted by: Lacey C  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N.A.
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: I don't trust that I won't be doxed for these comments.
Comment: I feel that the Board has taken a very political stance with our children, instead of considering all impacts to our children's well being. I am aware that over 3000 children have left the school district. I know of 3 separate teens that have been in, are in Aurora, due to suicidal thoughts because they are cut off from everything and made to stay home 24/7. Is this what we want for our children?

Submitted by: Laci S  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open up Schools
Comment: Please Give parents and choice! Open schools back up!

Submitted by: Laci S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: PLEASE OPEN SCHOOLS!
Comment: I'm sure you've read every argument as to why schools should open. And I agree! All I can really say, is the concern for my children's mental welfare FAR surpasses a less than 1% morality rate. Please open schools back up!!

Submitted by: Lanae M  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In class school
Comment: I want my 2 teenagers to go back to inclass school now!! Thank you!!

Submitted by: Lara A  
School: Basha Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need in person learning
Comment: I have 4 kids in 4 different CUSD schools - online school is not even CLOSE to as beneficial as in-person learning. Half of my kid's friends have left to charter schools. I don't want to leave but CUSD, you are making it hard to stay!!

Submitted by: Lara A  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: We need in-person school ASAP
Comment: Return to school or we start shopping around to the charter schools. How many more students are you going to lose if you keep dragging your feet? We have met the safety numbers and now you need to do your part to get these kids back to in person school

Submitted by: Lara A  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: SEND KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL
Comment: With the newest information regarding the true death numbers from COVID, it is time to send kids back to school. Other school districts have done this - it's time for CUSD to do the same. SOOOO many of our neighbors have removed their kids from CUSD and going to Charter schools. It breaks my heart to see so many wonderful families leaving. Time to start back UP!

Submitted by: Laurel H  
School: Patterson Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: please reopen schools
Comment: Dear board members, I have 3 children at home doing the in-person virtual school right now. Each attend CUSD schools. My youngest is a third grader with IEPs, and I cannot express enough the difficulty of virtual school. Please allow me to give you a small glimpse of what her day looks like. She starts 40 minutes earlier than what the teacher requires to complete her morning worksheet. Why? Because it takes her three times as long to complete it and her teacher wants to go over the answers with the class in their first morning meet at 9. She doesn't understand most of it, but it is rushed over in the live meet because the work is supposed to be stuff you should already know . In the google meet it is very difficult to ask questions, partly because of technology, but partly because the format is not comfortable. Nobody wants to be the kid that h

Submitted by: Lauren C  
School: Auxier Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Reopening of schools
Comment: I will keep this short as I assume you're getting many emails. I just wanted to briefly let you know about my experience with my three kids in elementary school. Clearly it is not ideal and I don't know how much longer we can keep doing this. The Numbers the Arizona health department shows on their website indicates we are ready for hybrid school. I understand some families may not feel comfortable yet. Luckily they have the option of COA. I had to take a leave of absence from work so that I could ensure my kids are getting their education. I'm not sure if I will have a job when this is all over. The CDC continues to show this virus is not nearly as deadly as once thought, especially to children. Please keep this in consideration while you make your decision.

Submitted by: Lauren F  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: My freshman at Perry needs and wants to return to in person school. She cries daily that she isn't smart anymore and has forgot how to do school. She doesn't want hybrid because she feels it will take too much time to get in the swing of things and confusing going back and forth, which I agree. She is an anxious girl who already sees a counselor, which we have had to increase frequency since the start of school. This is damaging our kids mentally and emotionally, not to think that these high school grades will be what is looked at for college. Our kids don't deserve this.

Submitted by: Lauren F  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: I have two students at Santan Elem. First, I will say their teachers are doing an amazing job. Though, this isn't healthy for our children. My second grader can't sit at a computer all day. She is completely checked out and has no desire or drive to do her work. She loves her google meetings, but the teacher isn't able to do those all day. She participates and is engaged. Once those are done, she is just clicking answers on tests, fast forwarding videos, and shutting off her computer to avoid doing the work. This isn't how elementary kids should be learning. She is crying every day that she wants to be in class. They do t understand why they can't be. We are ruining education for our children. They are already a quarter behind from last year and won't truly learn much this quarter. Please think about the students in this decision, don't make this political. Put the kids first in this district. Three of my four kids had Covid this summer and were completely fine.

Submitted by: Lauren F  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: My 7th grader at Santan JH is an active 12 yo boy that is now becoming a zombie and an emotional mess. He got his meet time wrong the other day and was in a pile on the floor crying. My heart broke for him as I started to cry also seeing him like this. He is at his computer from 8:30-4 without breaks to get his work done. The life is being drained from him :( His teachers are doing a great job and I even received a call from one to let me know how well he was doing, but this isn't the way shouldbe done. It makes me sad to watch my full of like and energy boy become a zombie. Please get them back to school for their emotional and mental health.

Submitted by: Lauren N  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Input for Board Meeting on 9/2
Comment: I support a return to in-person or hybrid learning as soon as possible, consistent with the state and county reopening guidelines and protocols. When considering the risks of reopening, I ask you also to strongly consider the social, emotional, and academic costs of remaining virtual-only. A reminder that those parents who wish to keep their kids at home chose the COA option and can continue to use it past Q1. Please consider that peer districts are finding a path forward with in-person and hybrid. A failure to find solutions to do so will doubtlessly lead to continued decreased enrollment at CUSD, including my two children. Please consider the needs of working families by increasing resources devoted to Kids Express to ensure students are able to fully participate in their coursework while at KE and/or modifying the hours of the drop-in labs to facilitate working parents' schedules.

Submitted by: Lauren P  
School: Rice Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in-person school now
Comment: Their learning and development is being stunted. They are beginning to hate school and the association with it. My kids loved school and were A students now they dread the day and it is a chore. Distance learning is severely affecting our happy balanced child parent relationship. The risk for kids is far too low. Teachers can get back to work just like the rest of us. I am a hairdresser I am taking precautions and working and have been doing so since April. I'm sure you've gotten your hair cutby now. Please let our kids get back to Life And find the love of learning again.

Submitted by: Laurie k  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Returning to school
Comment: We need to get the kids back in school! Even part time. They are suffering

Submitted by: Leah R  
School: Carlson Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: OUR KIDS NEED TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
Comment: It is time for our kids to get back to school. It has been long enough! All of our kids are suffering without their teachers and classmates!!

Submitted by: Leanne N  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Schools need to be re opened
Comment: Open the schools. Our children need to get back to socializing with friends and receiving adequate education from trained teachers.

Submitted by: Lee A  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: RETURN TO IN PERSON SCHOOL
Comment: My high school kid needs to get serious about school as he will be applying to college next year. It's time to let these kids start living again. The numbers prove it is safe to do so - don't let politics prevent you from doing what's right.

Submitted by: Leslie H  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students need to return to school
Comment: I am a teacher at a private school in Chandler. I went back to teaching in person last month. My school is offering both an in person option and an online option to families. CUSD needs to offer in person learning to their students. My school ran a summer school program so has been operating with students in classrooms since May. There have been no COVID cases reported. We are using extreme caution (face masks/shields, desk shields, hand washing and sanitizing, individual student materials, limited movement throughout the school). My own two children have been home alone navigating virtual learning. While I appreciate the work the teachers are doing, online learning is not enough for my children. They need in person instruction, not prerecorded videos. My son is doing about 2 hours of actual school time per day. There have been no supplementary assignment offered for students who complete work quickly. He is falling behind and needs teacher interaction.

Submitted by: Lida O  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: We have hit all the 'benchmarks, our kids need to go back to school full time... PERIOD

Submitted by: Linda B  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: I feel it would be best for my children to be back doing in person school by October. I believe the academic and socio-emotional benefits outweigh the risk.

Submitted by: Lindsay  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students to return in person full time
Comment: Based on the CDC article kids need to go back in person full time. Covid will always be around but there is no longer any need to continue to live in fear. All we do with that is continue to hurt our children. They are more withdrawn and more depressed! Masks should also be a choice. You can not hear or understand what people are saying when they have a mask present. Kids read and look at mouths when being talk to, it helps them to better understand. By requiring a mask you are again taking awayfrom their education

Submitted by: Lindsay  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school in person full time
Comment: Kids need to go back in person FULL TIME!! They have been together since May playing sports together, having sleepover with no incidents of covid. With the new CDC report that came out we have all been mislead and given false information. Covid will always be around, but so is the flu, the common cold and other diseases that can potentially be harmful and even deadly but there is no reason to continue to live in fear. If healthcare providers and grocery store workers can go back then teachers and kids can go back. Masks should also just be optional. Masks take away from learning and most kids watch adults mouth to see/read what they are saying. Masks prohibit this which will cause even more of a learning delay. Please let the kids go back full time without masks for their education and their mental health.

Submitted by: Lindsay G  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Open up our schools.
Comment: We need schools open. The covid numbers are all skued, benchmarks have been met, kids are suffering at home

Submitted by: Lindsay M  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening schools
Comment: Please give the option for in person learning. These kids need to be back.

Submitted by: Lindsey B  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In Person Learning is CRUCIAL for young minds!!
Comment: My second grader is so eager to get back to in person learning. We've traveled many places, safely, wearing a mask and only know of one person, personally that has been infected with COVID (my mom, who has made a full recovery and is an essential worker). Being isolated for well over 6 months is doing more damage to these kids - they need social interaction and hands on learning. I am a professional and am also teaching curriculum that I am not qualified to teach. It has created so many issues between the parent and child relationships - one minute I'm teaching common core, which is completely unfamiliar to me and then switching gears to mom - it's a very fine line. Please please please let us get back to in person learning - there are so many schools, all around the country that are operating a successful model. As a matter of fact, my 2 youngest children go to Carebear Preschool and they have been open since April and have had NO cases of COVID amongst the staff or the kids.

Submitted by: Lindsey L  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: CUSD needs to be back in person
Comment: You are failing our children's education. I wish you had an open session and let these children give their thoughts. We are losing confidence in this district. I follow and watch all board meetings since March- stop with the what if's. You are not a solution oriented board you are the sky is falling board and I do not support the fact that 5 people have say if my child can return to school. The board needs to vote back to school in person- just like other districts like Higley are doing. If we do not return in person we will make the decision as a family to remove our children from this District.

Submitted by: Lindsey W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person education
Comment: We will be leaving the district if the CUSD does not return in October like purposed.

Submitted by: Lindsey W  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to be IN class IN person
Comment: Our children need to have in person learning. Arizona and the city of Chandler (more specifically the zip codes surrounding Hamilton High School) have met the metrics for reopening. You are doing our children a great disservice by keeping them online only. Not to mention the detriment that will come to CUSD when you lose even more student to private, charter or other open school districts. We as parents are ready and your students are begging. Time to open CUSD.

Submitted by: Lindsey W  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In school education
Comment: My children need to return to in person education. We will move districts if this doesn't change by October like purposed.

Submitted by: Lisa B  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students returning to in person school
Comment: Kids need to be back in person in school. I have 4 school aged children and a husband working from home. 5 people needing devices and on the internet ALL day is not working out for us. My kids are not learning like they need to be. The fear that has been built up about this put of control amd we need to focus on what is important now, which is getting kids back in school.

Submitted by: Lisa B  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Go back to in person school
Comment: Vote for in person school

Submitted by: Lisa K  
School: ACP Oakland   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Resume in-person learning as soon as possible
Comment: PLEASE get our children back in the classroom ASAP!!! CUSD is doing a disservice to our children by forcing them to learn at home. I believe the edification these children are receiving at home does not compare to the level of education students receive in the classroom. In addition, not send kids to school has a tremendous negative impact on our children's emotional well-being. If there are parents who are fearful of Covid and do not want to send their children to school, allow them to participate in online schooling. But PLEASE do not force the rest of us to bear the burden of their fear by preventing ALL children from learning in the classroom! Not only is it not fair, it's not rational. And it's detrimental to the families of CUSD. So please allow these kids to go back to school IN-PERSON as soon as possible!!!

Submitted by: Lisa S  
School: Navarrete Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Distance learning is not the right fit
Comment: Hello all, I have two sons that go to school in Chandler. Many of my friends have removed their children from CUSD because they did not feel that distance learning was the right fit for their children. I decided to give the benefit of the doubt and try the curriculum. After 3 full weeks I am not convinced this is the right fit for my children. My youngest is struggling with the technology and also with managing his time (he is 7) without help. He is a hands on learner and distance learning is not allowing him to achieve that. I understand the risk of in person learning, but to me the reward of in person learning is far greater than the risk of contracting covid. I am pleading with you to please reopen CUSD schools with in person teacher direction.

Submitted by: Liz L  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please reopen the schools for in person instruction.
Comment: Please reopen the schools for in person instruction.

Submitted by: Lora R  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: School Reopening
Comment: I am writing to urge you to open our schools immediately. Most of you do not have school-aged children, so you cannot possibly understand the stress and strain online school is causing for students and families. The obvious pitfalls include poor quality of instruction, lack of consistent technology usage at home, and inability to truly connect with teachers and peers. The less obvious issues, for those of you who have no kids at home and do not experience it on a daily basis, are the underlyingmental angst, frustration and lack of motivation, which can do more harm to children than Covid-19 itself. We're losing our kids, and it's not from the sickness caused by the virus. On more than one occasion, you surveyed us about our back-to-school learning preferences, and the overwhelming feedback was in support of offering families the option to attend classes in person. You were elected to be our voice, and we've told you the options we want.

Submitted by: Loretta N  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Students need to return to in person School
Comment: We have reached all metrics to return safely to school. Medical practitioners, scientists and experts have deemed it safe all around the world for in person school. Districts around us have returned to in person school. My children are not thriving with online education - as honor students sophomores in high school, their permanent GPA are threatened due to struggling to learn difficult subjects such as Honors Chemistry, Honors Algebra 2 and others because learning online with limited educator interaction isn't conducive to success. This will affect them in years to come. We need to return to in person school now.

Submitted by: Loretta N  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: All metrics met, Maricopa has admitted to manipulating COVID numbers, CDC has admitted less than 10,000 deaths are due to COVID alone
Comment: We need to quit letting fear dictate our actions and stop using political agendas over the well being of our students. At this point there are more reasons to bring our students back to in person classes than to keep them home. If you look at the facts alone, in person classes are safe and necessary. If we continue to sit back and choose to negate parents choice in the name of safety even when benchmarks are met- our once great school district will be run into the ground. Already parents aretalking if voting no on any legislature supporting CUSD plus with 1800 plus students moving to charter or other districts - it is imperative that you do what's right. My sophomores are struggling with online classes and they are normally straight A honor students. You are potentionally ruining their permanent GPA by forcing online. Figure this out and do it quickly - the students need to be in school in person.

Submitted by: Lori F  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I fully believe that children should have the opportunity to return to school as soon as possible. They need to be with their peers and in a better learning environment. Mental health is suffering from such a long period of time at home. It's time to move on in a safe way.

Submitted by: Lori P  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Live attendance in school
Comment: We want live attendance

Submitted by: Lori S  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening soon
Comment: Benchmarks are met for hybrid model. It's acceptable to change from Oct open to Sept open. Please consider updating the decision.

Submitted by: Lukas F  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to School
Comment: I'm writing to strongly advocate for the accelerated return to school ... in person format. The state metrics have significantly already met the threshold to return, school delivery has been inadequate at best this quarter, and the kids need structure. The teachers have been given a more than adequate environment to teach in and it's time that everyone return to normalcy. I understand as well that there may be reservations by some... and that cannot and should not be diminished or ignored... butI also feel strongly that like other work environments, accommodations such as choosing to teach, go to COA or take a leave of absence are all viable options. There is no perfect situation, but the current environment warrants strong consideration for the board and our schools in chandler to be a role model rather than a follower for return to school. As parents, were ready and our 3 children are ready. I hope that we continue making decisions with logic and facts vs fear. Thank you!

Submitted by: Lyle W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Get our kids back to school..brick and mortar
Comment: Our kids need to be in school. My normally easy going kids are struggling and they need to be in school being able to ask questions. When you have teachers saying go back only when sage but they send their kid to school 2 days a week and tutor kids from their home have NO standing and should not be able to dictate when we open. If the school board REALLY listened to the parents and kids who they serve you would know getting out kids back to school sooner rather than later is what's best. DO WHATis right and get our kids IN school.

Submitted by: Madeline R  
School: Basha High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Opening schools
Comment: I would like the school district to open up the schools. Give families the choice to do online or in school. My brother deserves an education where he actually learns and gets to ask questions. Please open the schools.

Submitted by: Maegan E  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-Person Schooling
Comment: Please reconsider your choice of delaying in-person to resume after fall break. I'm going to speak on the behalf of my kids specifically but I know there are other families who feel the same as us. Our kids need in-person instruction. My husband works full time out of the home and I work part time from the home. I am not equipped to teach 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 8th grades are the same time. I understand that they are receiving online instruction but it doesn't negate the fact that my kids have questions about their work, problems with technology, etc all that the same time. I cannot give my kids the attention they would receive from in-person instruction. This is not a sustainable solution. My 7th grader is up late into the night doing homework and also on the weekends. My 4th grader is struggling to comprehend assignments given to her and is becoming increasingly frustrated and irritable about school. One of my kids is now depressed because they have lost their outlet from school.

Submitted by: Magen S  
School: CTA Liberty   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In-person learning
Comment: My son is a first grader at CTA Liberty. He has been struggling with the online format. It is extremely difficult for him to sit through the lessons and take in the information being presented. His teachers are doing an amazing job of trying to engage the kids, but it is almost impossible with this online format for this age group. He LOVED going to school in kindergarten and now dreads school days. He spends most of the day in tears because he is so frustrated. Please open the schools back up,even a flex/part-time would make a world of difference for our son! Thank you!

Submitted by: MaLanie S  
School: Hull Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person schooling
Comment: My children would benefit greatly from returning to school in person. Virtual online school has been a challenge in our home as I have to split my time between my 3 children in school and my twin toddlers. My kids want to be in school with their friends and teachers. Their mental health has suffered. My kids are willing to wear masks. It's time to go back to school.

Submitted by: Mallery N  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: Hamilton Cheerleading
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: The kids needs social interaction!
Comment: Same as above.

Submitted by: Marci P  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: These kids are not learning anything. They need to be back in the classroom!!!

Submitted by: Marcie T  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I have 5 children attending 3 different schools in the Chandler Unified School District. It is my opinion, as well as many other parents, that kids need to return to school for in person instruction no later than October 13th. Distance learning has been very hard on our kids, and they desperately want to return to school. We feel that with safeguards in place, such as face coverings, hand washing/sanitizing, and social distancing when possible, that our children will be safe. Thank you.

Submitted by: Marcie T  
School: Santan Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I have 5 children attending 3 different schools in the Chandler Unified School District. It is my opinion, as well as many other parents, that kids need to return to school for in person instruction no later than October 13th. Distance learning has been very hard on our kids, and they desperately want to return to school. We feel that with safeguards in place, such as face coverings, hand washing/sanitizing, and social distancing when possible, that our children will be safe. Thank you.

Submitted by: Marcie T  
School: Santan Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: I have 5 children attending 3 different schools in the Chandler Unified School District. It is my opinion, as well as many other parents, that kids need to return to school for in person instruction no later than October 13th. Distance learning has been very hard on our kids, and they desperately want to return to school. We feel that with safeguards in place, such as face coverings, hand washing/sanitizing, and social distancing when possible, that our children will be safe. Thank you.

Submitted by: Marcus G  
School: CTA Freedom   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: It's time for kids to return
Comment: Given the cdc statistics of old where 99.6% of people recovered from the virus and the fact it mainly targeted the elderly for death and now the news released information stating that 94% of reported deaths had underlying conditions. Our kids and teachers are safe. If the minority of teachers and parents are scared then they can quit or the parents of kids who are scared can do home schooling. It's time for our healthy children to return in person. I recommend immediately given the incredible low risk.

Submitted by: Maria S  
School: Casteel High   Organization: Parent/ educator
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: Board is too political! My 74 year old mother had Corona! We can't live in fear forever. Kids need the be back at school on person. Stop the democratic agenda!

Submitted by: Marisa E  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: PLEASE let our kids go back to school in person. My 3 kids are drowning. Typically straight A students. Grades are plummeting and their social and emotional well-being are at risk.

Submitted by: Marisol F  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school in person
Comment: We want to return to school in person

Submitted by: Mark N  
School: Haley Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Advocating for In-Person/Hybrid
Comment: * I support a return to in-person or hybrid learning as soon as possible, consistent with the state and county reopening guidelines and protocols. * When considering the risks of reopening, I ask you also to strongly consider the social, emotional, and academic costs of remaining virtual-only. * A reminder that those parents who wish to keep their kids at home chose the COA option and can continue to use it past Q1. * Please consider that peer districts are finding a path forward with in-personand hybrid. A failure to find solutions to do so will doubtlessly lead to continued decreased enrollment at CUSD, including my two children. * Please consider the needs of working families by increasing resources devoted to Kids Express to ensure students are able to fully participate in their coursework while at KE and/or modifying the hours of the drop-in labs to facilitate working parents' schedules. * As the state cautiously reopens, please consider the optics that under current health guid

Submitted by: Mark W  
School: Casteel High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: in person school
Comment: Students need to be educated in person, not virtually. It is an essential part of their well being, and a benefit to their mental health.

Submitted by: Marlane H  
School: Perry High   Organization: N/a
Live or work in CUSD: No  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: In person school
Comment: I have a freshman and senior at Perry. We are ready to attend school in person ASAP!

Submitted by: Marnie t  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Back to in person school
Comment: Please allow kids to go back to in person school, they need to be learning and be social!

Submitted by: Mary G  
School: Perry High   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Kids need to go back! Mask up teachers!!!
Comment: It is in the best interest mentally and physically for these kids to get back to school mask up and use the safety precautions recommended

Submitted by: Mary K  
School: Payne Junior High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to school
Comment: Please reconsider. So worried about mental health of kids.

Submitted by: Mary L  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Let's please get our kids back to school! They need it!
Comment: Please allow our children to go back to school!! Our kids need this. Please consider switching our return date to sooner. My children are struggling online. God Bless

Submitted by: Mary R  
School: Fulton Elementary   Organization: PTO
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: YES to in person school
Comment: Please vote in favor of returning the kids to in person school prior to Q2. The metrics set for opening the schools have been reached for a hybrid model and the students must return to their classroom for the sake of their mental health.

Submitted by: Mary S  
School: Hamilton High   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Yes to sending the kids back to school
Comment: Better learning with the kids attending the school

Submitted by: Matt M  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: NA
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: When are my children returning to school. We will change to charter schools if needed
Comment: We need the kids to be back at school following protocols but this is definitely hurting them being home

Submitted by: Matt R  
School: Riggs Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in person school
Comment: Every surrounding district has voted for in person school. Movie theaters, water parks and gyms are open. It is unbelievable that our one district won't open. It is unbelievable that the board continually ignore the constituents who voted them in. Please allow our children the education they want, need and deserve. Do the right thing and vote for our children to go back to in person learning ASAP.

Submitted by: Matthew J  
School: Bogle Junior High   Organization: Sagebrush Coffee
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Please Return to In Class Learning
Comment: As a former homeschooler, I chose to put my kids in CUSD to learn how to take instruction, build social skills by working in groups, and grow in their ability to work well with people outside of their family. Now you require they homeschool against my wishes and these items are not happening. For example, my daughter has emailed each of her teachers for help on a daily basis and has yet to receive a single response. She is in tears trying to get her grades up and there is no accountability fromthe school. COVID has proven not to be damaging for people within the age group of my children. My kids have not seen my parents since February. That is very hard for them, but it is a sacrifice we make to protect the vulnerable. We are able to make that sacrifice on our own without government interference. Please do not make my kids suffer in other ways too. Please open the schools for more than just learning, but to provide our children the full education that CUSD has offered.

Submitted by: Maureen S  
School: Tarwater Elementary   Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes  
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Return to in-person instruction
Comment: Cusd As a parent of elementary students in the district I implore the board to please vote to resume in-person instruction immediately. I believe the benefits far outweigh the risks. As was clearly stated by Ms Flanagan from the dept of public health on 8/26 our district is in a safe position to resume in person. A portion of the student body (nearly one third) is already committed to online instruction through the first quarter, if the students not enrolled in COA returned in person would thisnot meet a hybrid model definition? In addition, the county department of public health has clearly outlined suggested safety measures. Mr. Narducci was very clear that he and his staff are prepared to safely welcome our students back to their classrooms at this time. I believe any vote against returning to in-person instruction immediately is a blatant disregard of the guidelines set forth by the health dept and of the will of the citizens and students you were elected to represent.