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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 04 2018, @09:57PM (1 child)
> You just do not drive and you are pretty good.
The one closure, when there was snow, could be justified. In areas where drivers aren't accustomed to snow (Atlanta for example), it makes sense not to run the school buses when there's even a little snow. I'm assuming they have buses.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 05 2018, @09:29PM
Most of the south does not salt or sand, and if you're in the hills or mountains, they won't let school buses drive in unsafe conditions. Can't explain the grocery store behavior when someone just mentions the word snow....