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Traci Pinar, who teaches seventh- and eighth-grade science classes at Escanaba Area High School, holds a laptop she uses to livestream classes.
ESCANABA The shifting format of education during the pandemic has challenged both students and teachers. Schools are noticing that some students struggle to keep up when attending school online. A growing number of teachers are also encountering a form of virtual truancy they often refer to as “ghosting.”
Merriam-Webster states the informal definition of ghosting as, “the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic partner) by no longer accepting or responding to phone calls, instant messages, etc.”