KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools said it got more than 6,600 requests to switch students' learning option for the spring semester.
The district said over 5,500 of its requests were to change from virtual to in-person learning.
KCS said it had more than a thousand requests to change from in-person to virtual instruction.
These numbers do not include all of the paper forms as schools have until Monday to get those into the system, according to the district.
Officials at Knox County Schools said they received a total of 3,162 requests from families to change how students learn next semester as of Nov. 2.
They said that they received more than 2,600 requests to switch from virtual learning to an in-person learning environment. More than 500 families submitted requests to change from in-person learning to virtual learning over the spring semester.
Families that didn't want to switch their current learning models did not have to do anything. However, anyone who wanted to switch learning models was able to change how they learn next semester using an online form, according to KCS.
The deadline to submit a request to change learning styles was on Friday, Nov. 6.
The school system provided an FAQ sheet at this link for parents for those wondering how to change their student's learning model, course offerings and more.