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Texas students slammed again as storm scrambles already chaotic school year
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Frozen jackets sit on a bench at an elementary school in San Marcos on Feb. 17, 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
When icy temperatures knocked out Neshia Inmon’s electricity for more than two days, she sent her 14-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son to a family member’s house while she stayed home.
Inmon, who lives in East Texas, encouraged her children, learning through the Texas Virtual School Network this year, to keep up with their schoolwork when cell service or internet access permitted. Throughout the chaos and instability of the past year, Inmon has done as much as possible to prioritize her children’s education.
Even after COVID-19, North Texas districts expect a demand for some virtual learning options
Districts are asking state lawmakers to make changes to the way virtual learning is funded.
15-year-old Centennial High School sophomore Julene Elkhatib photographed at her home in Frisco, TX, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor)(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)
Charles Lachman, 16, opens his laptop and flips his phone to do-not-disturb when it’s time for class to start each morning.
His desk in the game room holds the essentials: A copy of “Of Mice and Men,” headphones and notebooks. Otherwise, there are limited distractions no fellow students tapping their feet, no whispers flowing around the room.