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With schools closed, parents are navigating a new reality in which they’re tasked with steering their children’s education.

The superintendent, in a memo to principals this week, also outlined the projected budget adjustments DOE will be forced to make.

Those will be replaced by alternative ceremonies to be determined by each school, according to the Hawaii Department of Education.

A potential class action suit proposes that the Hawaii DOE set parameters to assess the needs of Hawaii’s special education students during the school closures.

Students still need to earn at least a “C” grade to get credit for a class.

State education officials want to see a lengthy period without any new coronavirus cases reported before they’ll feel comfortable bringing kids and teachers back together.

The Department of Education doesn’t track how many students lack computers and internet access, but they tend to be low income and in rural areas.

Seniors in good standing through the third quarter will receive a high school diploma.

The solution is a patchwork of instructional packets and virtual lesson planning as no end appears in sight for the coronavirus timeline.

DOE officials acknowledge meal shortages at some sites. New sites will help alleviate that, they said.