Ann Arbor Public Schools pushes back return due to rise in local COVID cases Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor Published: Updated: Tags: A classroom desk with school books (WDIV) 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.