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CONVERSATIONS: Coronavirus Leaves Parents Juggling Jobs With Homeschooling

Irene Pons and her family are among many others juggling jobs and kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy Irene Pons
Irene Pons and her family are among many others juggling jobs and kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy Irene Pons

Florida schools have closed for weeks in an unprecedented move to stem the spread of COVID-19. 

This leaves parents to educate their own children, even as many also must hold down jobs in an uncertain economy.

 90.7's Amy Green is one of these parents. She talked with Irene Pons, a Central Florida working mother of two children, ages 3 and 1. They spoke by skype to observe social distancing guidelines.

Amy Green covered the environment for WMFE until 2023. Her work included the 2020 podcast DRAINED.