Fed up with how schools handle sexual misconduct, students go public
In recent weeks, four current or former students at U-32 Middle and High School wrote on Instagram about their experiences with sexual misconduct and their disappointment in the administration’s response.
Vermont Coronavirus report (updated Thursday, June 17)
CASES/DEATHS
9 new cases
no change from 9 yesterday
24,357 total cases
256 deaths total
VACCINATIONS
46,833 partially vaccinated
400,204 fully vaccinated
2,226 daily doses administered
812.0K total doses administered
HOSPITALIZATIONS
4 in hospital
↑ up from 2 yesterday
1 in ICU (1 yesterday)
PERCENT VACCINATED
8.50% partially vaccinated
72.64% fully vaccinated
81.14% received at least one dose
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Vaccine data reported via the Vermont Department of Health. (Note: Vaccine data from June 10-14 was taken from the Vermont Forward Plan website.) Percent of population vaccinated based on the number of Vermonters aged 12 and above, Vermont Department of Health Population numbers (2019). Read VTDigger's Covid-19 stories here, and our liveblog with the latest livestream of the governor's pressers and cases by county here
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