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DC Everest board highlights virtual inclusion for homebound students
Summary
Board showcased two students using virtual and assistive technologies to stay connected to classrooms: a Weston kindergartner, Kingston, who joined morning meetings and showed new communication gains, and Devin, a high-school student using sip-and-puff assistive tech to access coursework.
The DC Everest Area School District board on Tuesday highlighted classroom inclusion efforts that use video and assistive technology to keep medically fragile students engaged with peers.
Parents, teachers and therapists described how Kingston, a Weston Elementary kindergartner unable to attend in person, now participates in morning meetings, music and classroom activities via a coordinated virtual setup. Tommy, Kingston’s father, recounted his son’s medical history and the difference virtual participation has made: “It’s something that’s literally has…
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