05/21/2021
Tracking down virtual learners who have stopped attending class complicates the task of maintaining student engagement, says Jeff Mosely, academic programs director for a Georgia district. Mosely and his teamwork with students experiencing technical or other issues, while Chon Hester, coordinator of counseling and advisement for another district, says her department checks students' social media to help track them down and help them return to school.
Rates of student absence from the classroom have nearly doubled during the pandemic, one survey found. School officials say the need for their help has increased, but contact with students is less.