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Low number of NKY students opting for 're-do' year, officials say

Credit: WCPO Cincinnati
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Low number of NKY students opting for 're-do' year, officials say
Low number of NKY students opting for 're-do' year, officials say

Students in Kentucky were given the option to retake this past school year, but local school districts said the number of students requesting to do so is low.

KENTUCKY SCHOOLS NOW KNOW HOWMANY STUDENTS WANT TO "RE-DO"AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.

THEY'RETAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NEW LAWTHAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO REPEATTHEIR GRADE BECAUSE OFCHALLENGES WITH THE PANDEMIC.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER ALLYKRAEMER IS LIVE IN CAMPBELLCOUNTY WITH A LOOK AT THENUMBERS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.AFTER TALKING TO LOCALDISTRICTS, THE NUMBER OFSTUDENTS OPTING TO REDO ASCHOOL YEAR IS ACTUALLY REALLYLOW.

SO EVEN WITH THECHALLENGES AND SETBACKS OF THEPANDEMIC, IT LOOKS LIKE MOSTPARENTS ARE CHOOSING TO MOVETHEIR KIDS FORWARD.THE CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT ONLY HAD 40 STUDENTSREQUEST A REDO YEAR.

THEY'RESET TO APPROVE OR REJECT THEREQUESTS A WEEK FROM TODAY.NOW IT'S EITHER ALL OR NOTHING- DISTRICTS CAN'T APPROVEREQUESTS INDIVIDUALLY.

THEKENTON COUNTY BOARD OFEDUCATION, WITH A MUCH LARGERSTUDENT POPULATION, TELLS ME95 STUDENTS REQUESTED A REDOYEAR AND THE BOARD APPROVEDTHOSE REQUESTS JUST DAYS AFTERTHEY WERE DUE.

NEITHERDISTRICT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ABREAKDOWN BY GRADE LEVEL.THE BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT IS AMONG THE LARGESTIN KENTUCKY AND THEY'RE STILLDETERMINING HOW MANY STUDENTSMADE THEIR REQUEST FOR A REDOYEAR - NO DECISION HAS BEENMADE YET ON IF/WHEN THEY'LL BEAPPROVED.

REPORTING LIVE, AK,WCPO 9 NEWS.

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