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What are you telling your kids about back to school?

With many parents balancing worries about COVID-19 with a push to return students to the classroom, it's time for tough decisions — and tricky explanations.

CBC Radio · Posted: Aug 14, 2020 4:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 16, 2020

Three young students are shown writing at desk. The boy closest to the front is in a wheelchair. — Schools across Canada are preparing for students to return to classrooms in September, but not everyone is convinced. (Wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock)

Cross Country Checkup1:52:38Aug. 16, 2020: What are you telling your kids about back to school?

For some parents, deciding whether to send children back to school next month can be an impossible decision.

With many balancing worries about COVID-19 with a push to return students to the classroom, it's time for tough decisions — and tricky explanations.

Our question this week: What are you telling your kids about back to school?

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