One thing people did learn Sunday was more about Brown, who was described as gentle, committed to sports and to his friends, working hard to make up classes when he fell behind, and excited about starting college.
The report talked of fewer days of access to college counselors prior to college application deadlines and fewer opportunities for students to use the winter break to make up classes they failed in the fall.
Other advocates say that in addition to offering a wider variety of subjects, online courses allow students to make up classes they had previously failed, by working at their own pace.
If a woman is unable to attend a session, the interventionist will call them and make up class content over the phone.
Many are up past midnight doing lesson plans and by 6 30 a.m. are on a bus to teach summer school to students making up failed classes.
— JOYCE LAU Canada 'make-up' classes disrupted by protesters Protests have disrupted "make-up" classes that were meant to replace coursework that was missed during mass student demonstrations that dragged on for months across Quebec earlier this year.
The university said it would suspend the first week of make-up classes for six departments whose student associations favored protest actions, in a move that affected 1,300 of the university's 40,000 students.
The district appears on track for a record graduation rate, but observers have questioned the rigor of make-up classes.
To make up for time lost during the floods, several schools are extending school hours, shortening holiday breaks or holding make-up classes on Saturday.
At present, there is still a small chance that state exams can take place in June, but remedial and make-up classes will be required.
