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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It worth trying for the next few years to try and remediate the loss of 1.5 years of school. Desperate times call for desperate measures.[/quote]

This is not to build in more time to catch up or deliver mediation, this is just a full year schedule so the breaks would be built into other times of the year.[/quote]

No--this is specifically to catch up. That's exactly what all the press on this is saying.

Governor Ralph North announced Wednesday the possibility of year-round school [b]to help offset the loss of learning[/b] because of the pandemic.

I do think it is critical to provide [b]additional instruction[/b] to our students next year, and a year-round schedule is one way to approach that. (Richmond Superintendent)

The direct quote from Northam:

If they are going to add days to the school year, they would have to pay teachers more. Also the person claiming costs won’t rise, they will. AC being used for longer, teachers being paid extra and to work on breaks for high needs kids,etc. is it drastically more expensive? No, unless they do a tracking system for year round school like NC. But that would solve overcrowding issues because only 3/4 of the population would be in at a time.

“Our children have suffered from COVID-19, as has our families,” Northam said. “One of the things we are entertaining is perhaps year-round schooling for the next year. Perhaps adding increased days this summer. To really help our kids get caught up.”[/quote][/quote]

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