Gov. Northam pushed school divisions to offer options for students to return to in-person learning and for summer school during a news conference Friday.
Northam directed school divisions to offer the options by March 15 and said school divisions should also consider summer options like summer classes or even year-round schooling.
“We know that children learn better in classrooms and that going to school is vital for their social-emotional needs and for receiving critical services like meals. It is also important for our youngest learners, students with disabilities, and those with limited access to technology who have struggled most with remote learning,” Northam said.
“In-person learning is critical to the current and future well-being of our children,” said State Health Commissioner Dr. Norm Oliver. “VDH remains committed to supporting school districts in getting kids back into classrooms as we work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and get Virginians vaccinated.”
Options? Options?
Logistical nightmare. Year round schools of the past worked because of lack of schools and a booming population. Eventually that went poof when population skyrocketed in major jurisdictions.
Start planning for Aug restart numbnut. Don’t get folks in a further panic. Finish what you’ve done but have a state plan. Doing it county by county (especially where a teach lives and works could be different counties) only asks for chaos.
Not like all haven’t had enough chaos over the last year.