Every time Priscilla and Ellery Curtis begin talking about what to do about school in a few weeks for their two children, the discussion grinds to a halt.
“We always end up stopping the conversation early because we don’t know the solution and we don’t know what is feasible,” said Priscilla. Their kids Olivia, 7, and Charlie, 9, are going into second and fourth grades in the Hoover City school district near Birmingham.
Priscilla and Ellery are also essential healthcare workers. They’re both pharmacists and can’t work from home, but their kids are too young to stay by themselves.
Parents across Alabama and the country are staring down a school year that’s quickly approaching but packed with unknowns and risks.
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