MIAMI Florida's largest school district is severing ties with an online platform many blame for failures as the county tries to get kids back to school. Following a 13-hour meeting, the Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously voted early Thursday to stop using My School Online. Some 400 teachers and parents submitted comments, most of them negative, about the online platform. Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the fourth largest school district in the United States, comprised of 392 schools, 345,000 students and over 40,000 employees. The district chose the My School Online platform through K12 because it wanted a one-stop shop for all students and teachers.

Thousands of families dont want that to happen again and K12 has been overwhelmed with questions as parents look into online school options. For families like the Mullins the online school has been a great comfort in a time of uncertainty. As part of the online school experience students participate in online Class Connect sessions, which are an integral part of the program. They will participate and attend online classes with their teacher and classmates, as well as complete online lessons and assessments. In addition to their online classes, theyll do offline projects and reading, and work with hands-on materials.