RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Some Vermont educators are wondering if remote learning could mean the end of snow days, the unexpected days off when weather conditions make it too hard for staff and children to reach school.
Bryan Olkowski, the superintendent of the Washington Central Supervisory Union, recently floated the idea at a School Board meeting.
He said he brought it up lightheartedly, but it could be possible. Many school districts are working to switch to at least part-time remote education this fall.
It’s unclear if those systems could work with less than a day’s notice.
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David Younce, of the Vermont Superintendents Association, said he hasn’t heard any formal conversations on the topic, but called the idea “common sense commentary.”
“The ability to work and learn from home is going to become more and more normalized, I suspect,” Younce told the Rutland Herald. “I think that makes it much easier to make a decision.”
But he said any decisions to shift to remote learning for inclement weather should be made in advance, such as noon the day before, to provide time for teachers, students and families to plan accordingly.
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MASSACHUSETTS
More than 20 College of the Holy Cross students have tested positive for the virus after a party.
A spokesperson for the college said students who hold parties will be held accountable, The Republican reported. The party was held off campus in mid-August.
Holy Cross is among dozens of New England colleges welcoming students back to school this month and next. The school is hosting a remote fall semester, but some students are living on campus.
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RHODE ISLAND
Seventeen Providence College students have been suspended for violating the school’s code of conduct about the pandemic.
Rev. Kenneth Sicard, the college’s president, described the students’ actions as “selfish behavior.” He added that more sanctions could be imposed by the college.
“We have emphasized strongly that actions that endanger themselves and others during this pandemic will not be tolerated at Providence College,” Sicard wrote.
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MAINE
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There are nine active cases of COVID-19 at University of Maine System campuses, a spokesman for the system said Sunday. All of the individuals are in isolation, the spokesman said. The cases involve students and employees.
The cases are at the main University of Maine campus in Orono as well as University of Maine Farmington, University of Southern Maine and University of Maine School of Law.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Community transmission of the virus is still happening in every county in the state, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Saturday.
There have been more than 7,200 reported cases of the virus in New Hampshire. That’s the most of the three northern New England states. About 10% of the cases in the state have resulted in hospitalizations.
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