SAN ANTONIO — Back to school or back online—that’s the decision many San Antonio parents are faced with as the countdown to the fall semesters gets ever closer.
“It’s a big difficulty because both have their positive and negative aspects to them, and you just have to weigh those out,” said Marco Cepeda, lead family attorney at Hoelscher Gebbia Law Firm.
But for kids whose parents are divorced, an already difficult decision becomes even harder.
“Who’s going to make the ultimate decision if one parent is digging their heels in wanting their child to stay at home, and the other parent digging their heels saying, 'I want my child to attend school'?" Cepeda said.
Cepeda says depending on what’s in the divorce creed, both parents may have equal rights in deciding how their child attends school this year.
“If both sides have the independent rights to make that decision, the only (way) to lift that is going back to court and have a judge change that,” Cepeda said.
Given the times we’re currently living in, however, there’s no telling how long that process would take.
“That’s another issue that’s going on right now because the courts are a little backed up, and to get into court is difficult."
Cepeda says parents dealing with something like this may be better off working together to decide what they feel is best.
“Before you go to court, try to come to a reasonable agreement with the other parent," he said. "And really think about what’s in the best interest of your kid."