During the pandemic, schools received an influx of federal funding many used to support students’ mental health.That federal funding will soon expire. But student mental health challenges aren’t going away anytime soon.
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Last week, the Illinois State Board of Education reduced school social distancing from 6 feet to 3 feet. The move had a dramatic impact on the quest to return to in-person classes.
“It’s changed everything,” said one of DeKalb s interim superintendents, Ray Lechner. He said bringing back everyone in-person every day without the rule change would have been very difficult just based on the limited space they have.
Teachers do need to be vaccinated as a part of the rule. Lechner said at least 98% of staff have had a shot.
“It opened up so much having a second dose for staff and the 3-foot distancing, said Lechner. Now we are definitely in the homestretch.