Schools primed for shift to full in-person
Some Island schools will have to make more changes than others, with up-Island schools already offering full weeks.
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Students have distanced lunch in their classroom during their math period at the West Tisbury School. Lucas Thors
Students wear masks and have their desks spaced apart for social distancing. Jeremy Driesen
Students wear masks and have their desks spaced apart for social distancing. Jeremy Driesen
Danielle Bettencourt provides instruction to her students at Oak Bluffs School. Jeremy Driesen
Students listen as Danielle Bettencourt teaches fifth-grade English at Oak Bluffs School. Jeremy Driesen
Danielle Bettencourt teaching fifth-grade English at Oak Bluffs School. The education commissioner announced he wants all students in K-8 back in-person next month. Jeremy Driesen
Amherst Council urges Gov. Baker to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for school staff, passes resolution
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
AMHERST – The Town Council on Monday by a majority vote approved a resolution that requests Gov. Charlie Baker and the state department of public health to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and staff, as a means to increase in-person learning.
During discussion, councilors said the lack of in-person learning at Amherst public schools was a major reason they supported the resolution, and is reflected in the two-page document.
It says in part: “a free and open K-12 public education system is integral to the functioning of our community.”
With most K-12 schools in Massachusetts remaining in some sort of hybrid or remote learning so far this school year, many districts have set a goal of returning.
was multiple times like more likely to consider harming themselves or committing suicide when compared with the students who hadn t experienced bullying at all. i want to ask you about this. the executive director of the massachusetts association of school committees told the boston globe that family violence is beyond our control but not beyond our responsibility because society has put that on us to deal with it. so how do we as a society need to react to this? sure. i think that there are many different sectors of society that need to play an important role. we think it is important that parents talk to their children about bullying and make it clear that bullying is considered unacceptable, and also encourage their children to let them know when they see bullying or if they are the victims of bullying. but schools play a very important role as well and in massachusetts we re fortunate