{"id":139645,"date":"2021-01-28T22:49:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T03:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=139645"},"modified":"2021-01-29T23:48:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T04:48:17","slug":"all-but-1-ohio-district-to-have-in-class-learning-by-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/01\/28\/all-but-1-ohio-district-to-have-in-class-learning-by-march\/","title":{"rendered":"DeWine works to have in-class learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Thursday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not much change in COVID map in a week, other than Hamilton County dropping from purple to red. ODH graphic<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

K-12 staff vaccinations<\/strong>
Every public school district in the state — except for one — has agreed to resume in-person schooling by March 1 which was a requirement for staff to have early access to the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-12 schools whose staff can be vaccinated next week have been notified. All other schools will be contacted tomorrow with information on when their K-12 staff will be permitted to receive a vaccine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More details on Ohio’s K-12 vaccination process will also be released on Friday. The plan ensures that the maximum number of people can be vaccinated in the shortest amount of time. The plan also makes the process as simple as possible for staff to be vaccinated and is organized to allow most K-12 staff in a county to be vaccinated within seven days of their assigned vaccination start date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pandemic impacts on K-12 students
<\/strong>Ohio has prioritized getting K-12 students back in schools by March 1 because many adolescents\u2019 social-emotional and mental well-being has been impacted by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We know some of our students have not been in the classroom in months – it\u2019s taking its toll,” said Governor DeWine. “For some, remote learning works, for others, it doesn\u2019t. We are in danger of too many kids struggling for too long if they don\u2019t get back to school in person.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“School is community for our youth,” said Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Director Lori Criss. “It benefits kids so much more than academic content. It\u2019s the social and emotional connections that kids feel with friends, classmates, extra-curriculars, teachers, and more.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the change of routine and the constant uncertainty of the pandemic produces anxiety, and the disconnection from learning, emotional, and social supports can lead to depression. In addition, missed significant life events like graduations, proms, art performances, science competitions, sports, and more can result in grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families and friends should reach out for help if a young person is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n