UPDATE: District 5 to revert to hybrid learning for 7th through 12th grades

Cites rise in covid-19 quarantines, staffing shortages

Posted 12/2/20

After 3 high schools were forced to shutdown Tuesday due to staffing shortages, Lexington-Richland 5 agreed Wednesday to revert to hybrid learning for grades 7-12.

Students in grades 7-12 would …

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UPDATE: District 5 to revert to hybrid learning for 7th through 12th grades

Cites rise in covid-19 quarantines, staffing shortages

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After 3 high schools were forced to shutdown Tuesday due to staffing shortages, Lexington-Richland 5 agreed Wednesday to revert to hybrid learning for grades 7-12.
Students in grades 7-12 would return to a 4-day in-class instruction after winter break (Monday, Jan. 4), the district announced in an update Wednesday night. 
The Board also approved the district make the last 2 days before winter break (Dec. 17-18) distance learning days for all students in 4K-12th grade.
Protesters for and against more remote learning were outside the board room's window in sight of trustees Wednesday.
By a 6-1 vote, the board favored the motion to go back to 2 days a week in-class learning after having gone to 4 days a week only a few weeks ago.
Chapin, Irmo and Dutch Fork high schools closed Tuesday due to a high number of staff requesting leave.
Wednesday was a remote learning day.
The decision to close schools "was made out of an abundance of caution for school safety as several schools experienced a sudden increase of staff absences on Tuesday," the district said in a release. 
Tuesday was turned into an e-learning day for the affected students. 
The District's board met Monday night in a special meeting to discuss the administration's request to return to hybrid learning but made no decision. 
Superintendent Dr. Christina Melton recommended the district return to a hybrid model for 7th through 12th graders at the beginning of December. In the hybrid model, students are in the classroom 2 days a week and virtual for the other 3 days.
Melton said a rise in students in quarantine and staffing problems were the main concerns for the administration.

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