‘This is ridiculous’: Columbus City Schools students struggle with virtual class, others join picket line – By Céilí Doyle, Michael Lee, Megan Henry & Sheridan Hendrix (The Columbus Dispatch) / Aug 24, 2022
Sipping a Minute Maid apple juice box with a furrowed brow, Chernor “CJ” Bah shook his head.
The 13-year-old was supposed to start his first day of ninth grade at Columbus Alternative High School on Wednesday.
Instead, the frustrated teenager toggled through a series of portals and Google Classroom links on his Columbus City Schools-issued Chromebook inside the Linden Community Center, impatiently tapping his keyboard as the internet connection lagged. He said he didn’t know how to access any information about the new school year, including his class schedule. He didn’t even know where to search.
“I just want to get this day over as soon as possible,” Bah said.
