Ann Arbor Public Schools pushes back return due to rise in local COVID cases
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor Public Schools announced on Thursday that it plans to delay the return to school buildings for students in grades 4-12 due to rising COVID cases in Washtenaw County.
This is the second time the district is pushing back its return date for fourth- and fifth-graders, middle and high school students over community spread concerns.
“Since our update last Tuesday, the rapid and significant rise in the level of COVID cases in Washtenaw County continues,” Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift wrote in an email to families. “Current COVID levels are the highest we have witnessed at any time during this pandemic.
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Ann Arbor Public Schools delays return for grades 4-12 due to rising COVID cases in area
Plan impacts middle, high school students
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor Public Schools announced Tuesday evening that it will be delaying the return to school for students in grades 4-12.
In the announcement, the school district cited spring break and rising COVID cases within the community as reasons for the measure.
“The number of new cases, currently at 246.3 per million, places Washtenaw County again at Level E, the highest risk category according to the MI Safe Start Map, and at ‘High’ transmission within the CDC risk levels for operating schools,” wrote Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift on Tuesday.
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