“Once the pandemic hit, a lot of students felt like, ‘What’s the point of anything?’ because there was no reason to work hard anymore, when all you needed to do was pass,” said Shipinski, 16, a junior, whose repeated request to have his “pass” grades from last spring changed to traditional letter grades were soundly denied by Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401.
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Memorial Day weekend with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
