Enid Public Schools will return to in-person instruction after the Christmas break. (File Photo)
Enid Public Schools students and staff will return to school next semester after nearly two months of distance learning brought about by the rise of COVID-19 cases in Garfield County.
EPS Board of Education on Monday night passed a revision to the districtâs COVID-19 re-entry plan, changing how administrators determine whether to close schools once classes begin again on Jan. 5, 2021.
Decisions will be made largely on a site-by-site basis, rather than following the state Department of Educationâs recommendation to follow weekly state health reports on community spread in Oklahoma counties. Whether a school will close depends on if enough faculty and staff are present to run school effectively; or if under 30% of a specific siteâs students, faculty and staff are affected due to COVID-19. These counts are available online.
Instead of state suggestion, EPS would use new COVID-19 criteria enidnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from enidnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Enid Public Schools’ superintendent will recommend at Monday’s school board meeting that the district follow new guidelines to determine whether to move to distance learning beginning in the spring semester.