Worcester School Committee adds more synchronous learning to meet new state regulation, but student says it won’t help with mental health
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Fatimah Daffaie, one of the student representatives of the Worcester School Committee, said Thursday night that many of her peers are wishing for more time to make personal connections at school as classes remain online.
The committee on Thursday night voted to approve new class schedules in order to adhere to requirements voted on last month by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The new recommendations require remote districts like Worcester to offer 40 hours of synchronous instruction over a two-week period and daily synchronous instruction, mainly based on concerns about students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.