SCS students won’t have to wear uniforms for online instruction
Sherwood Middle School student Willie White uses a laptop to construct a presentation in teacher Brian Ingram's 7th grade science class. (Daily Memphian file)
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“However, it is our expectation that they show up to school appropriately dressed,” Maria Stewart, the district’s director of policy, said of the virtual learning rules.
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No provisions in place to alert general public to COVID-19 cases in schools
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