“We want kids who need it to request it,” he said. Other districts, including Brockton, stepped up enforcement of their camera policies after the death. He works in a nursing home to help pay his family’s bills. “If you want to know that a student is paying attention, call on them. Crime. Private Schools, Painful Secrets An investigation into sexual abuse at elite New England schools. Some at BC say Law unwelcome at graduation. “It would have been very difficult with blank screens.”. ro/bostons-exam-schools-adopt-stricter-camera-mandates-frustrating-some-students/, Boston’s exam schools adopt stricter camera mandates, frustrating some students. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, November 18, 2020Contact: Boston Newspaper GuildBostonNewspaperGuildCWA@gmail.com John Henry and Linda Pizzuti Henry Face Criticism for Boston Globe Ties to Controversial Law Firm BOSTON, MA — A committee representing nearly 300 journalists and staff at the Boston Globe, the highest circulation daily newspaper in New England, has … At this diverse public school, where equity looms large, some students fear the new policy puts a heavier burden on low-income students, who are more likely to live in small, crowded homes with unreliable Internet service. earing that the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal could cast a pall over graduation ceremonies, a growing number of Boston College officials, faculty, and students are hoping that Cardinal Bernard Law will not speak at or attend the school's commencement this spring. “Even with cameras on, it’s mostly people’s ceilings,” said one student. Fall River began the school year with no camera mandate. And please reach out to us at thegreatdivide@globe.com with story ideas and tips. Citywide, 63 percent of students are lower-income. If they don’t answer, take points off.”. Jenna Russell is a reporter at the Boston Globe and a member of the Globe's investigative Spotlight Team. THINK BACK TO the secret places of your childhood -- the quarry; the climbing tree; the junkyard full of treasures; the clearing in the woods where you went to be alone. All three allow families to request a waiver. “There’s a lot going on to have a requirement.”. "Long Mile Home," by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, is a surprisingly fantastic read. Until, that is, her school adopted a new policy last month, allowing teachers to lower students’ grades if they fail to keep their laptop cameras on. By Jenna Russell Globe Staff, Updated July 9, 2020, 7:31 p.m. Boston Latin School is asking caregivers to let them know by Friday if they are ... Blake Nissen for the Boston Globe/file. In large housing complexes with unstable Internet, camera use can degrade audio quality. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Keith Carnute uses a cane to get around due to his shooting-related injuries. It helped her focus, but it also made her feel exposed: Would her classmates wonder what was wrong at home? Like many students forced to attend school remotely this fall, Adriana Cepeda had no calm, quiet space at home for logging on to classes. Other students fear their reasons would be deemed inadequate. Jenna Russell Boston Globe Jul 2016 35 min Permalink. Follow her on Twitter @jrussglobe. Preparing the backyard halftime activities. The junior has several reasons for staying off camera, including Zoom fatigue, concern for peers with less space and privilege, and unpleasant experiences being misgendered by teachers. Camera policies differ among the three exam schools. And waivers have been granted for all kinds of reasons. Nearly 20 percent said they make no exceptions. Boston Latin School required cameras when the school year started in September. The story was reported by Maria Cramer, Jenna Russell, Michael Rezendes, Scott Helman, and Todd Wallack of the Globe Spotlight Team. Going dark made her feel more disconnected, she said, and left her more easily distracted: “It’s easier to zone out if my camera’s off, because there are no consequences.”. At 143-year-old Latin Academy, interim head of school Gerald Howland said he felt strongly about cameras after teaching a summer class on Zoom. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Russell and Helman's book chronicles the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, and the journey back to some sort of normalcy. Her recent work on the Spotlight series "The Desperate and the Dead" documented failures of the state's mental health care system and found that nearly half of shootings by police in Massachusetts - 48 percent - involved a person suffering a mental health crisis. “Those who spend energy worrying about being exposed in a negative way have less energy to spend on the same [academic] tasks.”. When online school is already painful, they ask, why make it even less comfortable for some? He required students to appear on camera, and found it essential. That raises concern for equity specialists, who urge empathy and deeper thinking about consequences. The others — Boston Latin Academy and the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science — moved more slowly, enacting policies in late November and December. “It’s a lot of ceilings.”. At Boston Latin Academy, students say the ongoing toll of the pandemic — including sickness, rampant unemployment, and loss of child care — calls for unusual sensitivity. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Meanwhile, some have felt real benefits with their cameras on. “Forcing cameras to be on when students are uncomfortable is not fair or efficient for learning,” Cepeda wrote in an e-mail. At the O’Bryant, camera use is not factored into grades, and all waiver requests are automatically granted. Russell was part of a team of Globe reporters who wrote the bestselling biography “Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy,” published in 2009, and the accompanying seven-part newspaper series on Kennedy's life. Media. Administrative Offices | 61 South Main Street, Suite 100 | West Hartford, CT 06107 | 860-529-1970. GlobeDocs Presents: 'My voice matters': Brighton Debate en Español team gives students a platform to grow' - Watch the discussion with filmmaker Shelby Lum, and film subjects Ramon Trinidad, Manuel Coronado and Valeria Pereira in a conversation with the Globe's Jenna Russell.To watch the short film, click HERE. Free shipping for many products! - Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Teacher Ann reads "Repaying a Kindness, " by Jenna Russell, Staff, The Boston Globe, published May 25, 2020, with the permission of the writer. Jenna Russell has been a reporter for The Boston Globe since 2000. But others just wanted their children to see groups of peers online, at a time when young people have been isolated. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Long Mile Home : Boston under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice by Jenna Russell and Scott Helman (2014, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition) at the best online prices at eBay! 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