‘I m failing my child | School districts struggle to find missing students not logging into virtual class
The COVID-19 pandemic brings new challenges for school districts trying to connect with students who are missing their classes. Author: Laura Geller, Becca Knier (WUSA 9) Published: 9:00 PM EST February 15, 2021 Updated: 9:01 PM EST February 15, 2021
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. For some students in our area, virtual learning means no learning. School districts are seeing a drop in attendance because many kids are not logging into their virtual classrooms. It was very emotional for me,” parent Melissa Swann said. “There were times when I would leave here and break down crying.”
School districts in Greater Washington are taking different approaches to reopening amid calls for returning children to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic.
Arlington County parents say they want their kids back in the classroom
Parents in Arlington are fed up – and say they want their kids back in school.
ARLINGTON, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Parents in Arlington are fed up – and say they want their kids back in school. Through the virtual learning process, they’re really learning virtually nothing, parent Anjali Jolly said. They have just been really struggling, added Lisa Bush, who along with her husband Reade, has two children with special needs. They’ve now pulled their daughter out of Arlington County Public Schools altogether and said their son has fared even worse.
Reading assessments for Prince William Countyâs youngest students show a dramatic increase in the number of students struggling to read at grade level from last year.
According to the stateâs Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), the number of Prince William elementary students not meeting the reading benchmark has risen by over 16% from last fall. In all but three of the 59 county elementary schools for which data was available, the percentage of students identified for PALS intervention is up from last year.
Part of the stateâs Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI), the screening is provided to school districts at no charge through a contract with the University of Virginiaâs Curry School of Education Development. The biannual screening is designed to identify K-3 students in need of reading intervention services before grade promotion and will be given again during the spring semester.