New Bedford Public Schools to Go Full-Remote Before Vacation
According to a recent press release, New Bedford Public Schools will switch to all-distance learning from Monday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 23. This is just before the holiday vacation. All-distance learning will continue for the first week after break, from Monday, January 4 to Friday, January 8, 2021.
“New Bedford Public Schools, currently using a hybrid model to serve almost 9,000 students in-person and another 4,000 remotely, will convert the last 2 and a half school days leading up to the holiday break to full distance learning days.” Wednesday, December 23 is a half-day. Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced the change at the December 14 meeting of the New Bedford School Committee.
NEW BEDFORD Gym and arcade owners in the city can breathe a sigh of relief.
While some cities are breaking with the state and choosing to revert to previous phases of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plans to reopen the economy, New Bedford is largely following state guidelines.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Monday that the capital city would roll back to a modified version of Phase 2 Step 2 of Baker’s reopening plans.
Baker recently announced that the state would roll back to Phase 3 Step 1.
Phase 2 Step 2 requires businesses such as museums, indoor and outdoor gaming arcades, aquariums, bowling alleys, movie theatres, gyms and fitness centers to close on Wednesday.
NEW BEDFORD This week, New Bedford Public Schools announced a shift to fully remote learning from Dec. 21 to Jan. 8 in a letter that was emailed to parents.
The letter, signed by Superintendent Thomas Anderson, states that over the last few weeks, staff and student absences have increased for a variety of reasons, including waiting for COVID test results and/or quarantining because of being in close contact of someone who tested positive.
“This is impacting our ability to effectively deliver instruction and engage in the teaching and learning process,” according to Anderson.
Moving to fully remote learning is meant to assist in that, Anderson said.