Live call-in discussion: The omicron variant of COVID-19 spread rapidly through Vermont last week, stressing students, teachers and staff returning to school. Now the Agency of Education鈥檚 announcement on Friday that has sent a shock wave through school communities across Vermont. This hour, an education reporter details the challenges schools are facing, and two superintendents discuss how unprecedented COVID case numbers are affecting their districts.
Our guests are:
- , education reporter for , who's written about the , and the by the Agency of Education.
- Sean McMannon, superintendent at the , which has closed school through Wednesday, Jan. 12, and staffing issues.
- Michael Clark, superintendent of Grand Isle Supervisory Union, whose Alburgh elementary school is closed through Tuesday after .
- Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont's health commissioner.
- Don Tinney, president of Vermont-NEA, the state's teachers union, sharing how union members are reacting to the changes.
Broadcast live on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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