After taking public comments for the majority of a nearly three-hour meeting Tuesday, the Patrick County School Board approved a plan to reopen schools on Aug. 11.
The hybrid plan, approved in a majority vote, gives parents the ability to choose between two options:
Under the first option, students will be divided into two groups, with those assigned to the A group attending classes on Mondays and Tuesdays, with remote learning used the rest of the week.
Students assigned to the B group will attend in-person classes on Thursdays and Fridays. Virtual, or remote,l learning will be used by those students Mondays through Wednesdays.
Parents also may opt for a second, virtual only option which offers only remote classes.
School buildings will be closed on Wednesdays for intensive cleaning and disinfecting, and to allow teachers to work with students attending virtual classes.
The board also decided to revisit the matter at the Sept. 10 meeting, and explore the possibility of returning to classes four-day per week.
For more on this story and others, read the July 29 edition of The Enterprise.
