School District of Palm Beach County decision doesn't only affect students, staff, parents

School District of Palm Beach County decision doesn't only affect students, staff, parents

It's not clear what after-school programs will look like and some schools may not make it all together.

THOSE DECISIONS REACH SO MANFAMILIES AND BUSINESSES.

IT'SLEFT CHILD CARE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS SCRAMBLING TOPREPARE.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL'STODD WILSON HAS THE STORY NEAT 11.WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THISDECISION AND IT'S BEEN COMINGQUITE FRANKLY A LITTLE BIT LATFOR DECISIONS TO BE MADE.

ERICBRODY IS WITH THE BOYS AGIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACHCOUNTY.

HE SAYS MANY DECISIONSHAVE TO BE MADE SURROUNDINGTHE DISTRICTS DECISION ON WHATTHE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WILL LOOKLIKE.

A NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR OURCLUBS WOULD BE OPEN ROUGHLYFROM 2 IN THE AFTERNOON TOO'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

THAT'S THECLUB'S FALL BACK PLAN.DISTANCE LEARNING WOULDREQUIRE ANOTHER STRATEGY.

ITWOULD BE OUR GOAL TO TRY ANDFIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE ABLE TOBE OPEN DURING SCHOOL HOURSAND ALSO OPEN AFTER SCHOOLHOURS.

CLUBS COULD BE OPEN AFOR 12 HOURS A DAY WHICH WILLREQUIRE FUNDRAISING.

THIS HABEEN DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY.SYDNEY ROSS RUNS TWO WHIZ KIDZLEARNING CENTERS - WHICHCONTINUE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAND CHILD CARE DURING THISDIFFICULT TIME.

THE PARENTSWHO DO NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCEWITH THEIR TUITION, OK, WECALL THEM PRIVATE PAY, A LOTOF THEM ARE NOT COMING IN.

SOWE'RE LOSING THE TUITION FORTHOSE CHILDREN.

A LOT OF HERKIDS IN THE SUMMER ARE PUBLICSCHOOL KIDS WHO GET ASSISTANFROM THE EARLY LEARNINGCOALITION OF PALM BEACCOUNTY.

IT'S A VERY BLEAKFUTURE AND WE'RE ALL TRYING TOGO DAY BY DAY, STAYINGPOSITIVE AND HOPING FOR THEBEST UNFORTUNATELY HOPE CANONLY GO SO FAR.

IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, TODD WILSON, WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.THE DECISION FROM THE PALMBEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTIS SURE TO LEAVE MANY PARE