
How It Started
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The Deer Valley High School students recount the COVID pandemic onset.
The Deer Valley High School students recount the COVID pandemic onset and the sudden shift to remote learning.
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How It Started
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The Deer Valley High School students recount the COVID pandemic onset and the sudden shift to remote learning.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- I think it was March 13th, that Friday.
It was like, no school, we're not going back.
- We begin tonight with fast-moving developments involving the coronavirus here in the US.
- They've been under quarantine on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship for nearly two weeks.
It was supposed to contain the spread but may have done the opposite.
- This is a highly transmissible virus.
You amplify that when you put it in a closed space.
- The NBA is suspending the season.
- And of course, it's not just sports programs closing but schools as well.
More than 1,500 K-12 schools across the country that have or plan to shut down.
- Like, at first, I was like, yay, no school.
- We were like, OK, if we leave, we're going to come back to school in two weeks, no problem.
- But we just never went back.
- 98.8% of our schools have closed down.
- I don't remember April, honestly.
April went by in a blur.
- We didn't get a junior prom, and then all the school activities, we're missing out on everything.
- People have been advised to practice social distancing, which means to stay at least 6 feet apart.
- That's when all the toilet paper started selling out.
- We had lines of, like, hundreds of people.
Like, the store opened up at 8:00.
People were there at 6:30, 7:00 in line.
- June came.
June left.
July came.
July left.
- Simply said, California cannot reopen schools unless they are safe.
- You can move forward as a county if you choose to physically open your schools.
However, schools that don't meet this requirement, they must begin the school year this fall through distance learning.
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Clip: S1 | 1m 33s | Deer Valley High School students organize a protest. (1m 33s)
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Preview: S1 | 30s | In the East Bay, six students chase their college dreams amid the turmoil of a pandemic year. (30s)
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Clip: S1 | 1m 53s | The Deer Valley High School students recount the COVID pandemic onset. (1m 53s)
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Clip: S1 | 1m 38s | Kadynce shares her love of cheerleading and what motivated her to join the squad. (1m 38s)
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Preview: Ep6 | 30s | A senior year unlike any other culminates with one final celebration. (30s)
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Preview: Ep5 | 30s | Seniors await eagerly as decision letters begin to arrive. (30s)
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Preview: Ep4 | 30s | The seniors wait to hear back from college, and DVHS athletes have something to prove. (30s)
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Preview: Ep3 | 30s | In a final push, DVHS seniors scramble to submit college applications by the deadline. (30s)
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Preview: Ep2 | 30s | While the school continues with online learning, DVHS students organize a protest. (30s)
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Preview: Ep1 | 30s | The Deer Valley HS seniors pursue college dreams amid the turmoil of a pandemic year. (30s)
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