COVID Impact: Bill Under Consideration In New Jersey That Would Allow Students To Redo Their Current School Year

Newark NJ

11 March, 2021

12:49 PM

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CBS New York March 11, 2021 The amount of learning loss due to the coronavirus pandemic is still unknown. A proposed bill in the New Jersey Senate would give parents the right to determine if their child should repeat a year. Dr. Tamika Covington fears that virtual learning has caused her son to fall behind. "Not being able to communicate and collaborate with his friends and classmates, not being able to have that personal touch from teachers and guidance counselors and other staff members. Those things are really important toward developing the whole child," Covington told CBS2's Meg Baker on Wednesday. Read more at CBS New York