| |
|
|
|
Detroit
schools
to
return
March 8
to
in-person
learning
By
COREY
WILLIAMS
apnews.com
DETROIT
-
In-person
educating
in
Detroit’s
public
schools
is
scheduled
to
restart
March 8
for
students
and
teachers
who
choose
to
return
to
classrooms.
The
decision
to
reopen
buildings
was made
in
conjunction
with the
Detroit
Federation
of
Teachers
union
and
comes as
COVID-19
infection
rates in
the city
fall,
the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
said
Monday.
However,
the
district
will
continue
to
provide
an
option
for
virtual
learning
and
teaching.
“When
pandemic
infection
rates in
the city
climbed
beyond
the 5%
mark in
November,
we made
the
proactive
decision
to
suspend
in-person
learning
until
rates
declined
in order
to keep
our
students
and
employees
as safe
as
possible,”
Superintendent
Nikolai
Vitti
said.
“Now
that the
infection
rate in
the city
has
consistently
been
well
below
5%, we
are
ready to
welcome
our
students
and
teachers
back who
choose
to
resume
in-person
learning
and
teaching.”
The
district
has
about
50,000
students.
Michigan
Gov.
Gretchen
Whitmer
has
strongly
encouraged
schools
to offer
a
face-to-face
option
by March
1. Last
March,
Whitmer
ordered
that all
of the
state’s
public
and
private
schools
be
closed
for
three
weeks to
combat
the
spread
of the
virus.
The
Detroit
district
started
distance
learning
through
the end
of last
school
year and
began
this
academic
year
with a
mix of
in-person
and
virtual
classes.
“We
continue
to stand
by
operating
in the
best
interest
of the
teachers,
faculty,
students
and
their
families,”
union
president
Terrence
Martin
said.
“We will
continue
to
monitor
this
situation
and make
sure the
best
decisions
and
practices
are in
place.”
Teachers
who do
decide
to
return
to
school
buildings
will
receive
$750 in
hazard
pay for
the
academic
quarter.
Teachers
and
staff
are not
required
to
receive
COVID-19
vaccinations
at this
time and
there
are no
requirements
for
employees
who have
been
vaccinated
to work
in-person,
according
to the
district.
Negative
virus
tests
are
required
for
teachers
and
staff
reporting
to
school
buildings.
Mask-wearing
will be
required
in
school
buildings,
social
distancing
guidelines
are to
be
followed
and
temperatures
will be
checked
daily,
the
district
said.
Advertise With Us:
Certified Minority Business Enterprise
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
I
HI TECH NEWS
I
SPORTS
I
