Four school principals and the superintendent addressed Lamesa school board members Tuesday with some good news and some bad news about students studying remotely. An estimated 25-percent of the district’s more than 1,700 students opted for remote learning instead of in-person classroom instruction at the beginning of the new academic year. The district offered computerized learning as an option in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. “Because this is new, we’re in unchartered territory,” said South Elementary School Principal David Ritchey. “I do not believe this (situation with COVID) is going to go away.” The good news is that teachers have weathered ...