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LORAIN COUNTY SCHOOLS RESPOND TO CORONA VIRUS
GALLO
This new midseason interview with Dr. Franco Gallo of the Educational Service Center addresses the many new challenges to Lorain County schools that resulted from the corona virus crisis. 
He describes how various districts are coping with school closings and cancelled events, focusing on at-home learning options and the prospects for graduation ceremonies and a return to normal. This timely report was expedited for earlier broadcast and excerpts were used on WEOL news broadcasts as well.
As a mother of 11-year old triplets, she also offers some suggestions to parents about effectively assisting students who are confined to working at home. She also explains the distance learning methodology, ZOOM, which Oberlin and other institutions are utilizing to keep the educational process active during this time of worldwide crisis.