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Boise State won’t switch to online learning despite White House coronavirus task force recommendation

The university said in a statement it is increasing testing and contact tracing, adding that the classroom is the safest place for a student.

BOISE, Idaho — A White House Coronavirus Task Force report is recommending Boise State University and two other universities switch to online or remote learning.

The Task Force is making this recommendation due to the high positivity rate among college age students in the counties where the universities are located in.

Boise State University released a statement on Friday stating it will not be switching to online learning. However, the university does plan on ramping up testing, education on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and contact tracing.

The main reason why the task force report recommended a switch to online learning for the school is because of the rate of 18-24-year old’s testing positive for COVID-19.

In Ada County, the report states the test positivity rate

October 10, 2020

COVID-19 cases cause Father Gabriel Richard High School to switch to online learning

ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard High School has suspended in-person learning due to a number of COVID-19 cases in students.

The Catholic high school’s administration announced it would transition to its Irish Online learning program beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the recommendation of the Washtenaw County Health Department. The school also has suspended all extracurricular and athletic activities.

In a statement, Father Gabriel Richard administrators said much of the spread of COVID-19 cases among students is believed to be attributed to social gatherings outside of school.

“We have not had confirmation of spread occurring during the school day, so we feel confident that the measures we have in place are working,” administrators said in a statement. “We strongly urge all students to be mindful of the impact of their personal actions outside of school upon the whole school community.”

No further details were provided by

October 8, 2020

Moscow’s schools to switch to online education due to coronavirus

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MIAMI—Last week, a few days before Donald Trump revealed he came down with COVID-19, Karla Hernandez-Mats went on a coronavirus safety fact-finding mission in South Florida schools ahead of their reopening on Monday.The president of United Teachers of Dade, the local teachers union, Hernandez-Mats said she and her colleagues conducted surprise inspection visits at 17 Miami-area schools that suggested administrators were still scrambling to put safety measures in place.At Miami Springs Senior High, one of the 17 schools inspected, administrators initially refused to allow her colleague, United Teachers of Dade First Vice-President Antonio White, to enter the building and called a police resource officer on him, the union officials told The Daily Beast.“When administrators act like that, their schools are usually not prepared,” White said in an interview. “That was the case at

October 5, 2020

Neenah Joint School District is the latest to make the switch to all learning online

NEENAH – The number of schools across northeastern Wisconsin to transition to online instruction continues to mount, as the Neenah Joint School District has decided to shift starting Monday.

a man talking on a cell phone: Becky Allen welcomes a student on the first day of school at Tullar Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Neenah, Wis.

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Becky Allen welcomes a student on the first day of school at Tullar Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Neenah, Wis.

The switch comes just a month since Neenah’s school year began and over 80% of the district’s more than 6,600 students returned to classrooms for face-to-face learning.

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In a Friday afternoon news release, the district said the change is primarily driven by the dire situation of the coronavirus pandemic across northeastern Wisconsin.

The Oshkosh-Neenah area is currently considered the fastest-growing COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, according to a list maintained by the New York Times. Just hours before the change was announced, several Fox Valley health departments joined to issue

October 4, 2020

Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools consider switch to in-person learning five days a week

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio – Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools Superintendent Joelle Magyar wants to change the district’s plan to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and resume in-person learning five days a week for K-12 pupils starting Oct. 26.

Magyar said the hybrid education model, in which pupils attend in-person classes twice a week and learn remotely on computers the other three days, is working for some pupils but others are struggling, especially younger children.

“It’s not a developmentally appropriate model for many of our students,” Magyar told the school board Wednesday (Sept. 23).

The board for the most part wasn’t receptive to Magyar’s recommendation. Board member Mark Dosen said the district had committed to hybrid learning so that families can plan ahead without having to worry about a sudden change to all-remote or five-day, in-person models.

Ultimately, the board decided to seek input from families and survey them on whether they want

September 29, 2020

SUNY Geneseo to join all other SUNY schools, switch to online learning after Thanksgiving break

GENESEO — The State University of New York at Geneseo is planning to move all courses online later this semester, joining the ranks of every other SUNY school.

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All other SUNY campuses had already decided to go online after Thanksgiving, said SUNY spokeswoman Holly Liapis. Geneseo had not made a final decision until Friday.

In an email to students and staff, Geneseo President Denise Battles said all classes would be delivered online following the Thanksgiving break, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 25.

a pole that has a sign on the side of a road: A sign points the way to SUNY Geneseo.

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A sign points the way to SUNY Geneseo.

Residence halls will still be available to the students who need to stay on campus after the Thanksgiving recess and through the winter break between semesters, she said.

Students returning to on-campus housing after the break will likely be required to quarantine and

September 25, 2020

Nearly 16,000 Orange County students switch to face-to-face learning

Thousands of Orange County parents who originally enrolled their child in online learning have switched to face-to-face learning.

Friday was the deadline for Orange County parents to decide if they wanted to switch their students from the county’s LaunchEd program to face-to-face learning or the other way around.

At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Superintendent Barbara Jenkins said 15,792 students will switch from LaunchED to face-face learning.

Another 983 students will switch to LaunchEd from face-to-face learning.

Jenkins said the change means some teachers who are teaching from home will now have to come back to school next month.

Jenkins also said the change could make it more difficult for students to social distance on the school bus. She asked parents to drive their kids to school if it is possible.

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September 23, 2020

276 Kenosha teachers call in sick, forcing switch to virtual school

Tremper High School, Kenosha (Photo: Google Maps)

The Kenosha school district is transitioning to online learning at seven middle and high schools after 276 teachers reported absent Monday.

The absences started trickling in Sunday evening, forcing the district to announce the switch in a 10:30 p.m. Facebook post.

As of Sunday, the district was reporting 10 cases of the coronavirus among its students and staff.

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Asked if the absences were part of an organized demonstration against working conditions related to the pandemic, district spokesperson Tanya Ruder said, “That I don’t know at this time. We are having to do some research.”

Kenosha teachers do not have to supply a reason when calling in sick, Ruder said. Beyond the 276 teachers, non-faculty staff also reported absent for Monday, but Ruder did not have a number.

The Kenosha Education Association, the union for

September 21, 2020