Schools
On the eve of the vote on the school reopening plan last week, working parents — many of whom are scrambling to figure out their own family work-school schedules with barely a month left before the start of school — expressed a litany of worries and frustrations.
After weeks of delays, rollbacks and revisions, all four Martha’s Vineyard school committees voted to approve a cautious reopening plan on Thursday.
Monday's school building committee meeting on Zoom has been moved to 7 p.m. for a discussion of changes to the school gym.
A college student living on Chappaquiddick has co-founded a remote mentorship and activity program for schoolchildren. Payment is optional.
Last-minute guidance released Wednesday from the Baker administration strongly suggests that low-risk communities should start the school year with in-person learning.
All-Island school committee members remain torn over a phased plan that would eventually have all students back in classrooms by Oct. 27.