North Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — As more cases of coronavirus pop up across North ​Texas, some local school districts are now looking into home-based virtual school options. ​
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Aniya Dunn made the transition from ​public school to online school last year. ​
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"I really wanted to try it ​because sometimes I do like to stay home," Dunn said. "Also for me, public school was harder."
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She likes the flexibility and the capability to access her classes and teachers whenever she likes.

So now, the seventh grader begins ​her school day by simply turning on her computer to access all of her​ classes, lessons and ​assignments.

​She attends the Texas Online Preparatory School which is accredited by the Texas Education ​Agency. Her curriculum is ​led ​by state-certified teachers. ​
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"It was very easy to transition ​out of public school into the e-school," Dunn's mother Kristi Ellis said. "You don't have to teach the curriculum ​yourself. ​She has her teachers for every single ​subject. ​So if she has questions for any assignments, ​she has teachers that she can ​talk to just like ​a regular brick and mortar school."
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Now, as coronavirus spreads across the world, ​a growing number of districts are looking into this option. ​
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"We've had quite a bit of what we call leads in the enrollment level," ​Texas Online Preparatory School's Head of School Charles Smith said. "In Washington — where there were more cases originally — the enrollment leap spiked by about 102%."
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During Hurricane Harvey, Smith said enrollment doubled ​within three months and through online school, students were able to continue their education.
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"Most of the students are coming to us in some sort of crisis and so we have to facilitate much more than just their learning," Smith said.
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That includes setting up a temporary curriculum and then ​using standard state systems to transfer records when students are ready to go back.