Phased return to in-person learning will last more than a month
Nashville students will begin a phased return to in-person learning on Thursday, as school officials grapple with the challenge of running the city’s schools during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Director Adrienne Battle and other city leaders announced the reopening plan at an event Monday.
Students at certain contracted special day schools will return on Thursday, followed by students with exceptional needs and those in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade next week. Students in fifth and ninth grades will return to schools on Feb. 18, followed by students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades on Feb. 25, with 10th, 11th and 12th graders returning on March 3. Only students whose families opted in for in-person learning will be required to return to classrooms, while others will remain learning from home.