SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane Public Schools (SPS) and West Valley School District say that there has not been an outbreak of COVID-19 so far this school year.
Going back to school can be nerve-wracking for students, that's why West Valley School District started a brand new program called Kickstart to help ease them back in.
KXLY
May 6, 2021 7:05 PM Elenee Dao
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SPOKANE, Wash. Students are learning in class again, but it doesn’t mean they’re caught up on everything they should know.
Research shows students are falling behind in learning. Between those months of virtual learning, transitioning to hybrid, then full time, there was no stability.
Even with many students back in school again, there is no guarantee they would be in class every day. The uncertainties of the virus still lingers.
West Valley High School just had to shift all its students to virtual learning for a week and a half because of an increase in COVID cases.
KXLY
May 6, 2021 7:05 PM Elenee Dao
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SPOKANE, Wash. Students are learning in class again, but it doesn’t mean they’re caught up on everything they should know.
Research shows students are falling behind in learning. Between those months of virtual learning, transitioning to hybrid, then full time, there was no stability.
Even with many students back in school again, there is no guarantee they would be in class every day. The uncertainties of the virus still lingers.
West Valley High School just had to shift all its students to virtual learning for a week and a half because of an increase in COVID cases.
Local educators hope getting vaccinated will ease back-to-school uncertainty for students, parents
March 2, 2021 11:29 PM Kaitlin Knapp
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Those educators say it was the news they’ve been waiting for.
It was an announcement that kind of came out of nowhere. Teachers and daycare workers didn’t expect to get vaccinated until the spring or even summer.
“We’re really thrilled to be included in the bump up,” said Rebecca Lee, owner of Green Gable Children’s Learning Center.
Lee feels Tuesday’s announcement is a win for families.
“We feel like parents are going to be much more confident about returning to the workplace because they’ll know that their child care center teachers are all protected,” said Lee.