School District Of Philadelphia To Welcome Back All Students For In-Person Learning In Fall
Superintendent Dr. William Hite says the full reopening will be contingent upon the CDC relaxing its three-foot social distancing guidelines in classrooms.
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Superintendent Dr. William Hite says the full reopening will be contingent upon the CDC relaxing its three-foot social distancing guidelines in classrooms.
The Philadelphia School District is allowing schools to have proms, however unconventional, like graduations this year.
Twenty-two schools in the city are scheduled to reopen for in-person learning for pre-K through second grade students on Monday morning.
Gideon is the second school to close since the district reopened for some in-person learning earlier this month.
Eyewitness News sat down with Dr. Hite at Greenfield Elementary School, in his first in-person one-on-one interview since the pandemic.
Nearly a dozen teachers are back at the Chester Arthur School in South Philly, readying their classrooms and preparing for students on Monday.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia parish and regional elementary schools in the city will also conduct virtual learning Thursday.
Philadelphia teachers continue to protest the return to in-school learning.
The School District of Philadelphia has been in an all-virtual learning setting since last March because of the pandemic.
The centers will operate out of six schools located across the city.
Hundreds of boxes of breakfast and lunch meals for a seven-day supply were distributed at the site, which now makes up 102 distribution areas throughout the city.
But in 2020, snow days won't be happening for some school districts who are learning virtually.
Officials said the contribution of $10 million each year for 10 years represents that largest private contribution to the school district in its history.
That date was pushed back to Nov. 16 after some teachers raised concerns about rising local COVID-19 cases.
Earlier this week, Pennsylvania set single-day records for new coronavirus cases.
Students in kindergarten through second grade will be the first to return to the classroom.
Officials are closely monitoring school districts around the tri-state area and around the country as many return to in-person learning.
On Friday, volunteers were working to ensure those children have the supplies they need to start the new school year.
According to the School District of Philadelphia, there is no shortage of laptops.
The School District of Philadelphia is working to identify any barriers that will prevent students from having a successful school year.
Pennsylvania's eviction moratorium due to the pandemic ends Monday.
The first phase will start with a maximum of 800 students and 31 sites.
The report released Wednesday said conditions at the school were "deplorable."
City officials are working with the school district to establish access centers to provide supervised connected spaces during the school day.
The challenge facing the district is providing adequate internet access to make sure all children have an equal opportunity to learn.
