With Columbus teachers on strike, some students struggled to log into virtual classes while others opted to join the picket line.
. And across the city, hundreds of students joined their teachers on the picket line — many of whom were high schoolers and student athletes who expressed disappointment for the board's inability to reach a new contract with the union.The Linden Community Center is one of nine City of Columbus recreation centers that opened early for Columbus City Schools students who planned to virtually log in Wednesday using the Wi-Fi at those locations.
"Most check-ins and touch points with students will be staggered throughout the day in smaller group sessions to ensure accuracy and to allow principals to have more personal interaction with students rather than the entire building," she said.Some Columbus City Schools parents overwhelmed and confused
Ohio State University English professor Thomas S. Davis took to Twitter Wednesday morning to complain that the school district's"alternative opening" plan was limited to substitutes taking attendance and offering students"social and emotional learning" once a day.
She opted to watch YouTube math videos that helped her practice her times tables. A Dispatch reporter lent the 8-year-old a pair of headphones to listen to the video. Melina Spiropoulos tore her ACL playing travel softball this summer. That didn't stop her from hobbling up and down the picket line on crutches in support of her Whetstone High School teachers.
"Why do they have to be so difficult?" asked Daylan Barnes, a 17-year-old Whetstone senior."If I was a football player, I'd be so disappointed. A lot of us get out of here because of sports."
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