Fort Worth ISD Board Approves Option, Provides Funding For Temporary Virtual Learning

Dallas TX

25 August, 2021

3:30 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth August 25, 2021 The Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Education has approved a temporary virtual learning option for students who have been unable to return to school due to a documented medical condition. The action came at a regularly scheduled meeting on August 24. Fort Worth ISD said, "While we know in-person instruction is best for academic success, we also recognize that some medically fragile students need a virtual learning option. This opportunity will be for those younger students –Kindergarten through Sixth Grade –who are unable to receive COVID vaccinations at this time and have a documented medical condition that prevents them from attending school in – person due to COVID – 19." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.