By Megan Wehring

HAYS CISD — Going to school during the pandemic is like walking on eggshells for many, in fear that they may get sick. Virtual learning is the alternative, still unfamiliar to some, and it is causing a high failure rate for the first nine-week grading period in Hays CISD.

There were 4,444 students failing at least one class for the first nine-week grading period of the 2020-2021 school year, compared to 2,583 students of the 2019-2020 school year, according to Hays CISD.

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