{"id":1243,"date":"2021-05-12T00:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vi.gov\/covid\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2021-05-26T19:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:43:51","slug":"governor-bryan-waives-graduation-fees-for-2021-graduates-of-territorys-public-high-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vi.gov\/covid\/news-post\/governor-bryan-waives-graduation-fees-for-2021-graduates-of-territorys-public-high-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Bryan Waives Graduation Fees for 2021 Graduates of Territory\u2019s Public High Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS \u2013\u00a0Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced he is waiving graduation fees for students graduating from the territory\u2019s public high schools this year as COVID-19 health protocols have prevented traditional graduation ceremonies. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cWe want our students and their families to celebrate this important milestone, especially after overcoming the challenges presented by this pandemic over the last year,\u201d Governor Bryan said. \u201cHowever, our primary responsibility is the health and safety of our students, their families, and that of the faculty and staff of our schools. And we cannot guarantee their safety while allowing traditional graduation ceremonies at this time. I know this is not what the graduates or their families want. So, they should not be responsible for any costs associated with this year\u2019s ceremonies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Governor Bryan said the fees for each graduating senior will be paid through funds from the CARES Act. Families who already paid graduation fees will be refunded. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Bryan-Roach Administration is committed to transparency, stabilizing the economy, restoring trust in the government, and ensuring the disaster recovery is completed as quickly as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS \u2013\u00a0Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced he is waiving graduation fees for students graduating from the territory\u2019s public high schools this year as COVID-19 health protocols have prevented traditional graduation ceremonies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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