A remote option is coming back to city schools in response to plunging attendance amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Under a new Department of Education policy, students who don’t show up even though they are not sick or under quarantine won’t be marked absent if they meet with teachers on Zoom office hours and get class materials online.
Students can still be marked present, for instance, if they log onto Google Classroom to view PowerPoint presentations, subject notes and assignments. They can also communicate with teachers via email.
“We’re giving students permission to stay home as long as they are showing some level of participation
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