Gov. Charlie Baker and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley on Tuesday outlined a phased-in process that will begin with elementary students.
"There's no substitute for in-person learning, especially for kids in elementary school," the governor said at his daily briefing. "Our administration's been clear for months that the best place for kids is in the classroom and today Commissioner Riley started a process, working with the board of Elementary and Secondary Education, to get more kids back into the classroom full time by phasing out remote-only learning in April."
Schools went into remote-learning only last spring as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country. In the fall, many switched to a hybrid model with partial time in schools buildings but others remained remote.