MARION (WSIL) --
UPDATE: The Marion Unit #2 School Board has voted to allow students to attend in-person learning five days a week.
Currently, Marion's K-12 students are only attending school in-person Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. All students have been full remote on Friday.
Starting the week of March 22, students will begin attending in-person learning on Fridays.
The decision was approved with a vote of 4-2. One board member was not present for the meeting.
A couple challenges facing the district if they were to decide to go to a full school day is how to feed students at lunch time as state COVID-19 protocols limit the number of people in one room to 50. Also, remote learning remains an option for students, and teachers must allow extra time to plan and accommodate those kids.