From March 12 until the end of the year, nothing happened. There were no Virginia High School League events at all. There were no championship games. There were no big games and definitely no heart-warming, against-all-odds stories.There was just a lot of nothing.
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With local schools closed for much of the fall semester due to the pandemic, Olwen Herron, superintendent of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, knew that partnering with William & Mary was one way the division could better support their K-5 students during virtual learning. Herron reached out to President Katherine Rowe and School of Education Dean Rob Knoeppel with the idea and a new partnership was born.
“The pandemic has certainly demanded innovative thinking from all of us, and we’re grateful to our partners at William & Mary for taking our seed of an idea for a virtual tutoring program and developing it into a sustainable and effective program,” said Herron. “This has been a great opportunity to provide students an additional layer of support to make a positive impact on learning. We have a great relationship wi
Williamsburg-James City County Schools will return to remote learning
The division said the move is due to a rise in coronavirus cases in James City County and the City of Williamsburg. Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 6:46 PM EST December 14, 2020
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Williamsburg-James City County Schools announced all students will return to virtual learning starting Tuesday, December 15.
The division said the move is due to the significant increase of coronavirus trends in the area.
In its announcement, officials said James City County and the City of Williamsburg are both in the highest risk for transmission of the coronavirus in schools, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.