Some of the teachers from one public school in California made it seem so unpleasant if kids were to return that many of them are changing their minds one day after they were given the option to return for in-person instruction.

Parents of students told ABC 7 that Teachers at the Pleasanton Unified School District took time from their zoom classes to describe how unenjoyable it would be if they returned for in-person learning.

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“Essentially, I’ll have my desk sort of taped off and I can’t really leave that area,” one teacher said over Zoom, according to a recording ABC 7 obtained. 

“If you want to go to school for social reasons, recognize that you absolutely will not have that. There’s no question that you will not be allowed to interact in any fashion. You cannot work with a partner. You cannot speak with anyone in your class if they are closer than six feet away.”

The night before, the school’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to return students to classrooms after nearly one year of closure. Students in pre-K through second grade would be returning on March 4, and a few days later, third grade through fifth grade students would follow. Parents would be given the option to continue virtual learning if preferred, Pleasanton Weekly reported.

Several parents also claimed on Open Pleasanton Schools!, a public Facebook page, that teachers were trying to “scare” their children out of returning to school. Some students reconsidered whether to return to classrooms after the interaction with teachers, according to ABC 7.

Although there were negative remarks from teachers, leaving students to change their minds about returning, some teachers were excited about the prospect of getting back in the classroom with the students.