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Chesterfield teachers, parents urge School Board to reconsider return to in-person learning
A handful of Chesterfield County educators, parents and community members gathered outside Woolridge Elementary School Friday morning. They were part of the group, Friends of Chesterfield Public Schools Coalition, who are calling for students not to return to in-person learning. If the students are returned back to school at this time with the numbers as high as they are, then its going to continue to increase the community spread of the infection, said parent Kate Flynn.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. A handful of Chesterfield County educators, parents and community members gathered outside Woolridge Elementary School Friday morning. They were part of the group, Friends of Chesterfield Public Schools Coalition, who are calling for students not to return to in-person learning.
Chesterfield School Board approves plan for some students to return in-person 5 days a week
Chesterfield School Board approves plan for some students to return in-person 5 days a week By NBC12 Newsroom | January 11, 2021 at 7:35 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 11:27 PM
CHESTERFIELD CO., Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfield school officials say the latest research shows schools are not ‘super spreaders’ and they believe buildings can reopen safely with health protocols in place. That’s why the board voted Tuesday night to re-open classrooms for elementary students beginning Feb. 1.
Dot Heffron was the only board member who voted no, saying she just can’t choose to send students back when coronavirus cases continue to soar.
Chesterfield Schools showing drastic increase of failing middle, high school students
Elementary students have remained pretty much the same
Chesterfield Schools showing drastic increase of failing middle, high school students By Olivia Ugino | December 15, 2020 at 5:28 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 7:21 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Data from Chesterfield County Public Schools shows a drastic increase of middle and high school students who are failing, a look at how students are doing in the virtual learning environment.
The numbers from Chesterfield Schools are from the first quarter, showing the percentage of students who failed two or more courses. Shows an increase in middle and high school students failing. (Source: Chesterfield Schools)