Virtual Learning will be Limited to 2,000 DODEA Students Worldwide Next School Rear
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – In the uncertainty of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Defense Department schools around the world will begin registration for virtual learning on March 23 for the 2021-22 school year.
The virtual option is available for all Department of Defense Education Activity students in kindergarten through 12th grade, though it is primarily geared toward those who are especially vulnerable to the virus, according to a letter to parents Monday from Joan K. Mendel Elementary School on Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Sign-ups for all regions begin March 23, with full-time virtual school enrollments limited to 2,000 students in the entire DODEA system, Pacific district spokeswoman Miranda Ferguson told Stars and Stripes via email Monday. About 9,000 students enrolled for the current school year, DODEA officials said last fall.
Parents who opt to enroll their students in virtual school must agree to remain in the program for the full school year, according to the letter from Mendel’s acting principal, Hoai-My Winder.
