During the holiday season, more people are expected to travel for close gatherings with family and friends.
Health officials have noted this may increase the spread of COVID-19, which has been on the rise since November.
The Centers for Disease Control recently advised against travel during the holiday season, saying in a news briefing that the best way to protect yourself and others is to postpone travel and stay home.
Although Wilmington-area pre-K and elementary schools will resume in-person instruction for the spring semester, no school systems in the three-county region have advised parents against holiday travel.
“As the holiday season approaches, we understand that more travel opportunities for families will arise, which means more opportunities for exposure,” said Alex Riley, spokesman for Pender County Schools. “Pender County Schools will continue to utilize the expertise of our school nurses and work with the Pender County Health Department to monitor positive
New Hanover County Schools has delayed the transition to Plan A.
The New Hanover Board of Education had voted to adopt five-day face-to-face instruction at its Dec. 8 meeting, to begin on Jan. 11.
Now pre-K through 5 schools will switch from remote learning, which will take place Jan. 4-15, to in-class instruction on Jan. 19. (Students are off Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.)
Since only elementary schools are covered by the governor’s order, which allows for face-to-face plans so long as schools screen students at the door and require face coverings, students in middle and high school will remain on Plan B.
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