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A Spike in COVID-19 Cases Doesn’t Bode Well for In-Person Return to Schools

09/23/2020 06:57PM ● By Steven Hoffman

For parents of children in the Kennett Consolidated School District hoping for a return to in-person instruction, the news was not good at the Sept. 14 school board meeting that was live-streamed.

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Avon Grove Officials Hold Out Hope That a Fall Sports Season Can Take Place

09/09/2020 08:07PM ● By Steven Hoffman

District officials will be petitioning the Chester County Health Department for updated guidance on starting a fall sports season

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In the time of COVID-19, Mighty Writers Kennett-El Futuro Reaches Out to Local Families

09/02/2020 07:13PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

MW Kennett-El Futuro has been hosting the distribution of food, clothing, books, arts and crafts and other items donated by local businesses and residents to Latino families in Kennett Square, Avondale, and Oxford.

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‘Kennett Students Speak’ Shares Stories of Marginalization in School District

08/12/2020 05:23PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

For nearly two hours, “Kennett Students Speak” helped to illuminate personal stories of being segregated, bullied, targeted, traumatized and categorized, in a district they said was doing a poor job of addressing – and improving – these conditions.

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Ches-Mont League Schools to Move Forward with Fall Sports, Cautiously

08/11/2020 04:31PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

This fall, the stands and bleachers at Ches-Mont League games will be vacant, as the league has decided that public attendance will not be permitted at athletic events. League-only season to start on Sept. 7; schedule to start on Sept. 25

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Kennett Schools Will Reopen Remotely on Sept. 8 in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic

08/06/2020 06:00AM ● By Steven Hoffman

The Kennett Consolidated School District Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Dusty Blakey’s remote reopening model at a special meeting.

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‘Kennett Students Speak’ Postponed, Aug. 8 Online Event Planned

08/06/2020 06:00AM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

Event organizers decided to postpone the event on the recommendation of officials in the Kennett Consolidated School District.

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Kennett Honors the Class of 2020

07/30/2020 06:00AM ● By Steven Hoffman

A reimagined commencement for Kennett High School’s senior class took place last Saturday.

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‘We’ve Been Asked to Build the Plane While Flying It’: Avon Grove School District Discusses Preparations For Coming School Year

07/22/2020 09:23PM ● By Steven Hoffman

With so much uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and its impact moving forward, school districts have to be prepared for any eventuality.

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Kennett School Board Deals with School Reopening Options

07/16/2020 02:07PM ● By Steven Hoffman

Superintendent Dusty Blakey said he and his committee studied two possibilities: in-person student attendance and virtual instruction, but he is now seeking another option.

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