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A school board in South Carolina has launched a pilot program to get rid of snow days and instead have students work from home when the weather turns treacherous. Beyond depriving schoolkids of the joys of weather-enforced truancy, the plan will exacerbate the region's digital divide for student who don't have internet access at home.
Anderson County School District Five will be the first region to participate in the pilot program this upcoming school year. In the past, Anderson County had makeup days tacked on to the end of the school year in lieu of days missed due to bad weather, but most kids ended up just skipping them, according to a local news report.
Students from grades 3 through 12 in the school board are already given Chromebooks to use at home, so in the event of a snow day or other inclement weather that causes a shutdown, kids will be expected to log on from home, communicate with teachers, and complete assignments.
Source: MotherBoard
(Score: 2) by SpockLogic on Saturday August 04 2018, @09:53PM (2 children)
What is this "snow" you speak of.
I live in Florida, dagnabbit. Global warming will drown us all, but what the fuck.
Overreacting is one thing, sticking your head up your ass hoping the problem goes away is another - edIII
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 04 2018, @11:10PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_in_Florida [wikipedia.org]
It's a thing. A rare thing, but a thing.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday August 04 2018, @11:14PM
It's like the stuff you pour the tequila and margarita mix over but LOTS of it all over the place.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.