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Just 46% have opted for new hybrid in-person option.
Even though Evanston Township High School students can return to the building for classes next month, a majority of students are choosing to stay at home for remote learning.
Superintendent Eric Witherspoon told the District 202 Board of Education Monday night that 46% of the high school’s 3,600-plus students have chosen the hybrid option, which includes both in-person classes and e-learning from home.
The rest, 54%, have decided to continue with fully remote education, which has been in effect since the coronavirus pandemic hit last March.
Families could choose either option. Witherspoon said a higher proportion of white students opted for in-person/hybrid than did students of color, although a specific breakdown of those numbers was not mentioned.