UPDATE: Blackfoot School District Superintendent Brian Kress put out the following statement on the district’s Facebook page: Please be advised I will likely send multiple updates and emails tonight. Things have been interesting of late, to say the least. After careful consideration of the past 24 hours, I have come to the decision that we, […]
At least 11 new online schools will serve students next school year
Devin Bodkin, IdahoEdNews.org
Updated at
Share This
Online learning programs popped up in public schools this school year in efforts to educate kids remotely amid a pandemic. In January, a handful of districts signaled plans to let their online programs live on, post pandemic.
The latest SDE numbers show which districts have taken steps to do that, including three with new online schools set for 2021-22:
The Boise School District’s Boise Online School will serve both elementary and secondary learners throughout the district.
The Lakeland district’s Lakeland Online Academy will serve local students in grades K-12, according to information from the SDE and the district’s website.
Blackfoot High School shelter in place lifted
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) - Blackfoot School District Superintendent Brian Kress said a shelter in place at Blackfoot High School has been lifted.
Kress said in a letter to parents that students and staff were asked to shelter in place Thursday morning after school administration was made aware that a former student was on campus, and they were unable to locate the student.
He said no students were in danger, and this was done out of caution. The individual has been located off site.
Classes and activities have resumed.
You can read his full letter below.