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Bothell High School. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) With the pandemic continuing to cause difficulties for students, one Washington lawmaker thinks now is the perfect time to consider a year-round school calendar. State Sen. Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee) is sponsoring SB 5147, which would have a small handful of schools explore the possibility of spreading out the year’s 180 days of instruction over 12 months, eschewing with a typical summer break between June and August. In practice, ...

Bothell High School. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) Last week, Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal unveiled a roadmap to getting the state’s teachers vaccinated for COVID-19. But while vaccinating school employees is definitely a priority, it’s also not seen as a necessity for getting students back into classrooms. Reykdal cites data presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which points to a “lower risk of transmission of the virus by younger c...