WESH 2 News is investigating after reports have come in about online and remote-learning students struggling in Orange County. Orange County parent Melissa Minyard said it has been tough for her daughter to learn outside of the classroom. This year, her daughter, a high school student, is enrolled in a hybrid learning option: part of the day is spent at school, and the other, is learning done at home. Sign up for our Newsletters "There tends to.
By Sophie Quinton
Stateline.org/TNS
Josephine Brewington has been a substitute teacher in suburban Beech Grove, Indiana, for a decade, but her job has grown in importance as her school district scrambles to supervise pupils whose teachers are sick, quarantining or caring for others.
“We’d have teachers from the high school come over and help teach fourth graders because we didn’t have enough subs,” Brewington said of how the system has handled absences this fall. “People from the offices are helping, principals are covering classrooms - it’s like everyone’s pitching in.”
President-elect Joe Biden has said he wants most schools to be reopened within the first 100 days of his administration, and many city and state policymakers also are pushing schools to offer in-person instruction. They note that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools is low, working parents rely on schools for child care and students are better able to keep up when they’re in classrooms.
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Quarantines Leave Schools Scrambling for Substitute Teachers
A Hanover College student works as a substitute teacher at a school in Greenfield, Indiana. Several states have relaxed qualification requirements for substitute teachers during the pandemic.
Michael Conroy
The Associated Press
Josephine Brewington has been a substitute teacher in suburban Beech Grove, Indiana, for a decade, but her job has grown in importance as her school district scrambles to supervise pupils whose teachers are sick, quarantining or caring for others.
“We’d have teachers from the high school come over and help teach fourth graders because we didn’t have enough subs,” Brewington said of how the system has handled absences this fall. “People from the offices are helping, principals are covering classrooms it’s like everyone’s pitching in.”
OCPS warning families to be safe over winter break to avoid rise in COVID-19 cases
Superintendent warns of large holiday gatherings
Winter break is about to start for student s across Central Florida. Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins is warning families to exercise caution at holiday gatherings to keep COVID-19 out of the classroom.
Orlando, Fla. - Ahead of the Orange County Public Schools winter break, the school district superintendent is warning parents to follow CDC guidelines so that the district doesn t see a rise in COVID-19 cases when classes resume in January.
Friday marks the last day of school before a 2-week winter break and the OCPS Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins is warning parents to avoid large gatherings and practice safety guidelines. OCPS saw an increase in cases after Thanksgiving and do not want to see an increase after Christmas.