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Social isolation taking toll on students in Easthampton
Pepin School in Easthampton. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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Published: 1/17/2021 9:28:51 PM
EASTHAMPTON As Easthampton Public Schools near the one-year mark of almost entirely remote learning, more students at the high school many of whom fall into more vulnerable groups are failing classes and citing social isolation as a major struggle in their education.
At a Tuesday night School Committee meeting, administrators from the city’s public schools gave progress reports on metrics such as student attendance and grades. While unexcused absences have remained low across the schools, largely due to more absences being accepted as excused, Easthampton High School Principal Bill Evans reported that the number of students failing at least one class rose from 6% in fall 2019 to 16% during this same period in 2020. ....

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