Together, Lynchburg City Schools and public schools in the counties of Campbell, Bedford, Amherst and Nelson have reported 727 positive cases of COVID-19 since their school years began.
AMHERST â A group of educators criticized the Amherst County School Boardâs recent direction to school administration staff to postpone a lesson plan on equity and social justice, blasting the move during the public comments session of the boardâs Jan. 14 meeting.
Hollie Jennings, Amherst County Public Schoolsâ supervisor of discipline and compliance, said the lesson was set to roll out beginning the week of Jan. 11 at Amherst County High School, Amherst Middle School and Monelison Middle School. The term equity refers to striving for culturally responsive schools, Jennings said, and the lesson focused on students analyzing media portrayals of past historical events, forming their own opinion and using skills to solve problems.
As positive cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Amherst County, officials announced temporary closures of two local courts because of concerns related to the virus. A separate announcement from
Several months into the most unusual school year Amherst County Public Schools has ever faced, the division this month will begin conducting regular home visits for students struggling with engaging in learning.
During the Amherst County School Boardâs December meeting, Dana Norman, director of academics, said staff is undergoing training for the home visits. The discussions with families will be centered on how to shore up studentsâ engagement and what administrators can to do to help in that process, according to Norman.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACPS began the school year Sept. 9 under a hybrid system of in-person and remote learning. The Amherst Remote Academy, which has roughly 1,500 students, or close to 40% of the divisionâs enrollment, launched for those who have not returned to the classroom. The high school and two middle schools also have students at home for two days per week.
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