Southwest Virginia is setting a model for virtual learning â even after the COVID-19 pandemic Districts can maintain a remote option â which is no longer a requirement for schools that open for in-person instruction â without having it compete with face-to-face learning. (Source: AP Photo/Elise Amendola) By Kate Masters | April 26, 2021 at 8:36 AM EDT - Updated April 26 at 8:36 AM
By the time coronavirus cases began surging across Virginia for the third time in less than a year, Keith Perrigan knew his teachers needed a break.
âI never dreamed last March that we would be into this April and still dealing with the pandemic,â said Perrigan, who serves as the superintendent of Bristol Public Schools. Bristol was one of only nine divisions across the state to begin the school year with full in-person instruction. But even now, about 25 percent of the districtâs students are still opting for remote learning.
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Cassie Gilboy is a Richmond Public Schools teacher. As state leaders continue to push school districts to open for in-person learning, some teachers, including Gilboy, are conflicted, unsure what s best for their students. (Photo: Scott Elmquist)
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Jessica Delk has been waiting months for Henrico Public Schools to open back up for in-person learning.
Delk’s three children spent nearly a year in the virtual world of online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were ready, Delk said, when they started to go back to school in February.