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Averill Park High School Goes Remote This Week

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published December 7, 2020 at 5:11 PM EST
Averill Park High School

Averill Park High School in Rensselaer County started a week of remote learning Monday.

Superintendent Jim Franchini says Averill Park High has adjusted its mode of instruction.

"Our high school is currently on 'remote only,' we were in a hybrid model but we just switched to remote again, starting today, for this week at least, as we've some increase in our numbers."

Franchini says he understands the community’s concerns and notes while the district is still getting cases of COVID, staffing issues forced the return to distance learning.
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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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