SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Parents in District 186 are becoming more frustrated after the school board decided Monday night to continue on with the remote learning model.

It’s clear that hundreds of parents and students want to return to the classroom, but overall, the school board decided it’s still not safe to do so.

District 186 Parent Hollie Morgan said her 12-year-old son was getting straight As during in-person learning, but with everything being online, he’s getting Fs.

“There is a law stating no child is left behind, all District 186 children are being left behind,” Hollie said. “That law is being broken. I know because I have one of those children in my home.”

Hollie’s son said he’s a hands-on learner, and staring at a computer screen for over four hours a day is challenging.

“I feel like I’m being failed and I don’t understand why because I’m trying to do my best in my class, each one,” District 186 student Kamari Morgan said.

District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill said she understands remote learning has been difficult for some families and that schools are prepared for students to return to the classroom.

“We are ready for students to return,” Gill said. “We’ve been doing our due diligence to make sure we have everything we can. All schools have a safety plan in place to measure the current metrics.”

During the board meeting, Gill said all schools have personal protective equipment, social distance guidelines, mass requirements, and backup safety plans in place if anyone were to test positive for the virus.

But for the time being, while students continue on with school remotely, Hollie said she wants some form of in-person guidance so that her child doesn’t continue to get left behind.

“Do I need to choose between work or my child’s education?” Hollie said. “Should I quit my job to teach my kids school or allow my child to fail, but if he fails, I fail.”

Hollie’s son said he just wants to go back to normal and return to school in-person.

“I want to go back to school so I can get my education because I need it, failing isn’t an option,“ Kamari said.

Hollie said she is working with Jefferson Middle School teachers to potentially set up an in-person meeting to get Kamari back on track.

The District 186 School Board will meet again on Monday, Oct. 19, to discuss the possibility of starting the hybrid learning model.