Those students have the option of driving to the school parking lot to complete their schoolwork in their cars. Within the many different schools in the Lake County area, students have very different wifi connections, ranging from stable to unstable, some homes not having any at all. This means that students are required to have stable internet connection for a minimum of five hours per day to learn the material off of Google Meet calls. Schools like Warren Township High School have created block schedules that create four 70-minute classes per day on weekdays with the exception of Wednesdays where every class has a meeting time. The bell schedule was reinforced in a virtual manner. With the most recent startup of schools in August, student schedules look very different.

The due dates were extremely flexible and many schools also allowed for classes to enforce a policy where grades could not drop lower than they were when schools initially shut down. When COVID-19 shut down schools in March, many schools opted to have classes give out assignments weekly instead of operating on a daily bell schedule.

The new virtual learning environment has been riddled with technical difficulties and learning curves for students and teachers alike for adjusting to the new standard of education. With the CDC recommending social distancing and wearing face masks, many schools deemed it unsafe to reopen. E-learning integration at different schools in the Lake County area has been difficult this fall semester, especially with many students struggling to keep up with the coursework and their own mental health.

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