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Parents of students who will be educated in home “pods” should know the rules for the COVID-19-based learning model, according to Pennsylvania officials

With Pennsylvania schools going virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic, some families have opened up “learning pods” for classmates, friends and neighbors. NBC10’s Deanna Durante explains.

There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic will make the 2020-2021 school year look and feel completely different. One innovative way people are connecting is by quarantine pods—small communities of three to four families with the same COVID concerns.

One innovation to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic is the concept of “pods” — small groups of families who are essentially quarantining together by following the same social distancing rules. Now some parents are applying that concept to education and forming school pods to teach their kids in small groups. However, the price of entry is steep. NBCLX’s Cody Broadway...