Racine Unified School District to end K-8 virtual learning program [Video]

The Racine Unified School District announced to families that it will end its K-8 virtual learning program after the 2023-24 school year.When the Brewer family found out about the district’s plans to end its K-8 virtual learning program, they knew it would be a big change for their two children.”It felt like a major blow, and like our kids were just being abandoned,” said Heather Brewer.Brewer’s daughter, LB, deals with severe anxiety during in-person classes.”She was very shy at that point, wouldn’t really speak up or even tell the teachers what was going on,” Brewer said.In the online program, however, Brewer sees her daughter in a very different light.”When she joined this program, she just completely blossomed. If she sees any other student being mean or even saying something that isn’t particularly nice to another student, she stands up for them, and she stands up for herself,” Brewer said.The district …