{"id":65450,"date":"2020-04-20T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=65450"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:03:44","slug":"d-c-to-end-academic-year-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/education\/d-c-to-end-academic-year-early.html","title":{"rendered":"D.C. to end academic year early"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\nMayor Muriel Bowser said today that Washington, D.C.’s academic year will end late next month, as schools around the country adjust their schedules due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSchool buildings will now remain closed through the end of the academic year,  and distance learning will end on May 29, Bowser said at a press briefing. Charter schools will close at around the same time. The academic year was originally scheduled through June 19.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe District’s Office of the State Superintendent is waiving a rule requiring 180 days of instruction for all students,  as well as community service requirements and “seat-time” requirements needed for a high school degree, according to the briefing.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nTo support distance learning, D.C. Public Schools said they’re still in the process of distributing 16,000 devices and 5,000 hot spots.<\/span><\/div>\n
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