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BENNINGTON â In a darkened room at the Mount Anthony Union Middle School a week before Christmas, math teacher James Caswell was trying to teach his seventh-grade students how to figure out the slope of a line.
It was 9 a.m., first block, and with the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Unionâs hybrid learning plan, only seven students were in the classroom in person. It was the Blue teamâs day in person, and they were completely spread out, at least 6 feet apart, with each student wearing a mask.
Caswell also wore a mask, but he has a booming voice, easily understood through the cloth covering. It was very quiet â partially because it was the first class of the day â but also because school in the time of coronavirus is difficult for everyone: students, staff and especially teachers.