Posted Keith Vandervort ELY - Ely school district administrators late Wednesday extended distance learning for all students in grades 6-12 until Monday, April 12. ‘We expected to have the Memorial students return on Tuesday, April 6, dependent on evidence that the spread of COVID-19 in our school community had subsided,” said ISD 696 Superintendent Erik Erie. “This decision was made to help stem the spread of COVID-19 that is still with us.” Ely students in grades K-12 remain in distance learning until at least Monday, April 12. Another case reported on Wednesday, after the Timberjay’s print edition deadline, increased the number of reported COVID-19 cases to 28 in the schools between March 15 and March 31.