ReopeningSchool safetyCOVID and Schools

Indiana: Tell us about your quarantine experiences this school year

 | August 25, 2021, 10:19pm UTC
A young boy in a beige shirt with a tie-dye mask looks up at the camera in the middle of writing on a worksheet with a pencil as a teacher helps a student in the background
As COVID cases in Indiana schools rapidly rise, sending more students and staff into quarantine, Chalkbeat wants to hear from you. (Carson TerBush / Chalkbeat)

Nearly a month into the school year, COVID cases in Indiana schools are rapidly rising, sending more students and staff into quarantine. 

The Indiana Department of Health recommends that those in close contact with a COVID case quarantine for seven to 14 days. 

How are schools managing those quarantines, and how are students and families handling sudden virtual schooling again? Are procedures and lessons clear? How frequent and disruptive is this regimen for students in isolation and teachers left in classrooms? Do schools have enough replacements for staff suddenly recuperating from COVID or staying home as a precaution? 

Chalkbeat Indiana would like to hear directly from students, teachers, other staff, and parents about their quarantine experiences.

Please let us know your thoughts on the form below or go here if you are on a mobile device. Also, send other comments or questions to community@chalkbeat.org

The Latest
Universal preschool enrolment is high, but program has few guardrails on quality, report finds

Colorado ranks third in the nation, after Washington, D.C. and Vermont, for the share of 4-year-olds served in its state-funded preschool program.

By 
Ann Schimke
 | Today, 4:01am UTC
The key question in the St. Isidore case: Are charter schools actually public schools?

Backers of a proposed religious charter school argue that charter schools are more private than public. The Supreme Court case could upend the charter sector, with implications for funding, autonomy and more.

By 
Erica Meltzer
 | April 28
Cellphone bans, artificial intelligence, and untying test scores from teacher evaluations are just some of the education issues Illinois lawmakers are considering

The Illinois legislative session is scheduled to end on May 31. Lawmakers are considering several education bills and negotiating the fiscal year 2024 budget. Here is what Chalkbeat is following.

By 
Samantha Smylie
 | April 28
Students with disabilities could be hit hardest by federal education changes, advocates say

Advocates warn that transferring federal special education oversight to another department could weaken enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other disability rights laws, while jeopardizing funding, research, and implementation.

By 
Jessie Gómez
 | April 28
COVID did a number on student math learning. These Tennessee school districts buck the trend.

Some districts invested pandemic relief money in instructional coaches and increased time spent on math. Test scores suggest that strategy’s paying off.

By 
Steven Yoder, The Hechinger Report
 | April 28
School-based health centers in New York face uncertain future amid approaching payment overhaul

For decades, these clinics have provided a wide range of health care to students, offering vaccines, teeth cleaning, or help for mental health struggles, all at no cost.

By 
Eliza Fawcett
 | April 28