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(NBC 26) -- Students were forced to learn virtually when the pandemic hit last year
"There was no doubt at that point that we would be shifting to home school," Denmark parent Kristie Heeg-Pieper said
Along with over 30,000 other Wisconsinites
Heeg-Pieper's kids aren't learning in a traditional classroom
According to the Department of Public Instruction
the state added more than 10,000 new homeschoolers last fall
Heeg-Pieper says her two sons are sticking with it this upcoming semester
"We won't be returning to school until we have that choice."
more than three percent of Wisconsin's students were homeschooled
It's an upward trend some locals believe will only grow
"So long as that parental choice is not there
I believe absolutely homeschooling will become much more normal," Heeg-Pieper said
"I think the parents now being home with their kiddos have thought 'well
we could do this,'" homeschooling advocate Jenny Tetzner said
Tetzner is a former parent-teacher herself. Back in May, she opened a resource center in De Pere called The Homeschool Loft.
I can promise you at this year's homeschool convention in Cincinnati
there will be thousands upon thousands of new homeschooling parents."
And while hundreds of Northeast Wisconsin families have converted their homes into the classroom
"You're the best teacher for your children," she said
When it comes to the local numbers this past school year for the 2020-21 term
while Manitowoc and the Neenah Joint District housed over 200 each
People in the neighborhoods of Heugem and Randwyck in Maastricht were told to take shelter somewhere else on Thursday night
as flood waters will begin to flow into those areas
the Limburg-Zuid regional security office said
part of Maastricht will be under water,” the office wrote in a bulletin
“We are evacuating because we are assuming a water discharge of 3,700 cubic meters per second
The water can be quite high in the affected areas
We expect water levels between 80 centimeters and five meters.”
The water level is expected to breach the quays at about 3 a.m
That will lead to water in the streets and homes
Those leaving their home should shut off their gas and electricity to prevent fires or electrical outages
They should also shut their main water valve
so give each other time and space,” the office said
“Do you know someone in the area who needs help getting out of their house
The organization also issued an NL-Alert in an attempt to reach anyone still in the area
but may have reached people from outside the area
People were advised to stay overnight with family or friends
an emergency shelters were set up at the De Heeg sports center and the Buurtcentrum De Boeckel on Roserije in Maastricht
“Are you not able to leave the area yourself or do you need help
Additional evacuations were ordered in Berg aan de Maas, Eijsden, Laag Caestert, Maasband, and Meers. Maps of the evacuation zones were published by the regional emergency services office