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Vol. 35, No. 32
August 5, 2020
They had a Guy North Riverside throws fond sendoff for former administrator PAGE 16
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Students choosing fully virtual option won’t get high school’s teachers By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
Riverside-Brookfield High School is offering a both a hybrid instruction plan and a fully remote learning option for the new school year, which begins in two weeks. But the fully remote learning option will be provided by an outside company specializing in online learning -not by RBHS faculty. And students who choose the fully remote option will have to stick with it for the entire first semester. If families choose the hybrid option, students will go to school in person for two mornings a week. The rest of their instruction will be provided online by RBHS faculty. The decision to offer a hybrid model and a remote option came about after the deliberations of a 19-person COVID-19 transition committee established this summer. The committee included four parents. “The committee felt it was very important to provide some form of in-person instruction at least two days a week so that students can build relationships and establish some routines with their classroom teachers,” said District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis. “We’re uncertain on how long we’ll be able to implement this model. Hopefully for first semester but we’ll watch it on a day to day basis and if at any time we feel there’s a need to go a full remote plan.” See RBHS on page 12
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Kayakers paddle down a placid Des Plaines River in Riverside, enjoying a late summer outing on the water on Friday, July 31.
LTHS puts spotlight on equity School board president: ‘We’re not satisfied’ with achievement gap efforts By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
A new group has formed this summer to pressure Lyons Township High School to take strong steps to reduce
the achievement gap in academic performance between white students and Black and Hispanic students at LTHS. The group, called Belonging & Equity at LT, also wants to end racism at the high school, which serves the south
half of Brookfield. In response to a groundswell of pressure and concern about race and equity that seemed to accelerate after See LTHS on page 15
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