The number of distance learners at Staples has tripled since the start of the school year with 363 students, roughly 20% of the population, fully remote as of Dec. 7. 125 students were distance learners on the first day of school.
The number of students deciding to go fully remote is only expected to increase as winter break nears, according to Assistant Principal Patrick Micinilio
“The number of distance earners has been increasing daily as we get closer to the winter break,” Micinilio said. “Grade-level Assistant Principals and/or counselors have been getting emails from parents on a daily basis requesting that their children get switched to Distance Learners until the holiday break or for the rest of the semester (or beyond).”