Reardan school, library offer Internet access to students

REARDAN — Assuming that the majority of students in a district that extends for miles through lonely wheat fields all have reliable access to the Internet may be short-sighted, even in today’s age of instant accessibility. That’s why the Reardan school district is giving its staff a simple guideline:

Don’t assume your students will have reliable Internet on days of remote learning.

“(We tell staff), ‘don’t be giving them learning assignments that require the Internet on remote days,’” superintendent Eric Sobotta said. “Until we get everyone connected, we have to operate with that understanding...