In March of 2020 the COVID-19 Pandemic changed the world in education as we knew it. Schools, along with businesses and public venues around the world shut their doors in order to attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Just because the brick-and-mortar buildings were being closed did not mean that schooling would stop. Teachers and students from around the globe transitioned to online or virtual instruction in an attempt to continue educating the future generations. Prior to that time only 3% of primary schools in the United States offered any course entirely online to students according to the National Center for Educational Statistics (2018). Through a quantitative approach, this research study focuses on the perceptions of online learning versus traditional in person instruction of teachers and parents in grades kindergarten through six. A survey was sent out to three school districts in Northeast Arkansas to gain insight on what it has been like for teachers and parents of elementary age students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey showed no statistical significance as both teachers and parents strongly perceived face-to-face instruction as opposed to online instruction for K-6 students as the preferred and effective method of instruction. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]