'Ghosted': Students disappear from Vermont classrooms during pandemic
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Education officials across Vermont say theyâll need help from the state in order to reconnect with chronically truant students that have âghostedâ school during the pandemic. Convincing reluctant students to come to school can be a tough sell even under the best of circumstances. Throw remote learning and a public health crisis into the mix, and schoolsâ ability to connect with disengaged youth has become even harder. âLearning is a social construct, always has been,â said Jay Nichols, head of the Vermont Prin...