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As Schools Close Amid Coronavirus Concerns, the Digital Divide Leaves Some Students Behind

Spring break just began for Kyii Sells-Wheeler, but he's already wondering how he'll complete his school work when classes resume in a little more than a week.

A sophomore at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, Sells-Wheeler is one of thousands of students who have seen their colleges cancel in-person classes and transition to online learning as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, which school leaders have described as an "unprecedented crisis." And a member of Navajo Nation, he is one of thousands of Native American students who come from reservations with notoriously limited internet access.

https://time.com/5803355/school-closures-coronavirus-internet-access/

 

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