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FARMINGTON The state education department has ordered Piedra Vista High School to shut down in-person learning for two weeks due to multiple positive cases of COVID-19 within a two-week period.
Farmington Superintendent Gene Schmidt told The Daily Times the order will have very little impact on students as they prepare for summer vacation starting this week.
The district s last day of instruction is May 27 as the building will close on May 28.
The state education department is giving Farmington schools seven days to close down Piedra Vista, then keep it closed for 14 days.
“The letter, although cautionary, is not needed,” Schmidt said. “Kids will go home safely, and we will begin our summer.”
PED Answers Questions On Expanded In-Person Learning
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The New Mexico Public Education Department on Tuesday released the answers to an expanded in-person learning for public schools frequently asked questions:
When will my middle/high school open?
The decision to expand in-person learning to secondary students is made by each local district or charter school’s governing board. The Public Education Department now permits all middle and high schools to reopen in a hybrid model beginning Feb. 8, as long as they meet requirements. However, they are not required to do so and may choose to remain in the remote learning mode.