A box of tissue and a hand sanitizer bottle inside a Virginia classroom. (Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury) Virginia education leaders are mulling another temporary pause in the use of chronic absenteeism as a factor the state considers in school accreditation decisions because of increases in student absences due to the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory
Statewide group formed to plan how kids will return to in-person learning
Educators, school administrators, mental health professionals and others comprise the group
Jazmine Otey, 10 News
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This school year has been a difficult one for many and with Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent directive to have students inside schools by next month, the Virginia Department of Education is taking action.
On Wednesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced the formation of a workgroup of educators, school administrators, mental health professionals, parents and leaders of community organizations.
The Virginia LEARNS workgroup will assess the needs of students and support Virginia school divisions as they look to have in-person learning options available for students by Northam’s March 15 deadline.