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Lessly Gomez, 16, a student at Zion-Benton Township High School studies at her home via Zoom on Sept, 22, 2020.

Manuel Martinez

Two Views On Remote Learning

Reporter Susie An has been checking in on two high school juniors this fall — Naperville North High School student Jordan King and Zion-Benton Township High School student Lessly Gomez.

In this segment, we find out what the two sixteen-year-olds like and don’t like about remote learning and how they’re holding on to some of the milestones of teenage life despite the pandemic.

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