On July 21, 2020 Bowling Green City School (BGCS) Board voted 4-1 to begin the school year in an all virtual format and pushed the start of the school year off until September 8, 2020 with the promise to re-evaluate that decision on October 8, 2020. During that Special Meeting, the Board again voted 3-2 to continue the 2020-2021 school in an all virtual format with no plan to re-evaluate or move forward, citing BGSU and their rising COVID-19 cases as the reason, despite research and data showing little to no correlation of COVID-19 spread in school systems locally and throughout the nation.

The decision of the BGCS Board is creating irreparable damage to the district's children and their families - academically, socially, emotionally, and financially. In coming to their decision, the BGCS Board neglected to seek community input, despite many parents, guardians, and teachers expressing their frustration in not having a voice through email. They offered no choices to families other than two virtual programs - NOVA and "Click-to-Brick," unfairly suggesting that their was hope to resume in-person classes at the date of re-evaluation. Further, there is currently no public outlet to express public opinion. 

Please consider signing this petition if you are a citizen within the BGCS district or have a child attending BGCS and feel parents, guardians, and community members should have a choice in the way their students should be receiving their education. Please support the academic and emotional needs of our children and sign to bring our kids back to the classroom!