Charlottesville schools to expand in-person learning after the new year Charlottesville schools to expand in-person learning after the new year By Max Marcilla | December 17, 2020 at 10:10 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 10:27 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville City Schools will expand its face-to-face learning after the new year. It will be a slow, phased return to school, but for some students in Charlottesville, January may mark the first time they step foot into a classroom in nearly a year. “We want to get our students back, especially the youngest and the most vulnerable of our students,” said School Board Chair Jennifer McKeever.