New Bedford Public Schools to Go Full-Remote Before Vacation According to a recent press release, New Bedford Public Schools will switch to all-distance learning from Monday, December 21 to Wednesday, December 23. This is just before the holiday vacation. All-distance learning will continue for the first week after break, from Monday, January 4 to Friday, January 8, 2021. “New Bedford Public Schools, currently using a hybrid model to serve almost 9,000 students in-person and another 4,000 remotely, will convert the last 2 and a half school days leading up to the holiday break to full distance learning days.” Wednesday, December 23 is a half-day. Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced the change at the December 14 meeting of the New Bedford School Committee.