Coronavirus Latest: Baltimore County Schools To Hold Virtual Graduations; Officials Outline Grading Changes
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) -- Baltimore County Public Schools seniors will have their graduation ceremonies held online, officials said Tuesday night.
On Twitter, the school system said it will "explore face-to-face celebrations when it is safe to do so in accordance with the Governor's orders."
VIRTUAL GRADUATIONS
— Baltimore County Public Schools (@BaltCoPS) May 6, 2020
This spring, our graduations for the Class of 2020 will be online. We will explore face-to-face celebrations when it is safe to do so in accordance with the Governor's orders. Once finalized, the revised graduation schedule will be posted online.
A full schedule is not yet available but will be posted online once it's finalized.
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The last day for seniors has been changed to May 29 instead of May 22.
Grading for the rest of the school year has also been changed. High schoolers will be graded on a pass/fail basis for marking periods 3 and 4, but they can choose to have a letter grade for their final grade, the school system said.
Middle schoolers will be also be graded on a pass/fail basis and their final grades will also be pass/fail.
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