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April Fool’s Posts Falsely Claim Students Must Repeat the School Year

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April Fool’s Day brought a spate of false posts claiming students will have to repeat the school year. While many schools across the U.S. closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no indication they’ll call for repeating the school year.


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