editor s pick Interim superintendent clarifies return-to-school meaning
By Madeline Hughes mhughes@eagletribune.com Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
Screenshot of the graphic Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach sent in her email to parents Monday.
Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach released a letter by email Monday telling parents the district s students would not fully return to in-school classes until we reach herd immunity via vaccinations.
Caught by surprise, parents took to social media and emailed school officials expressing confusion, frustration and even some outrage after receiving the correspondence.
âThe thing that really annoyed me is that she is claiming we canât go back to school until we reach herd immunity,  said Leslie Scully, a parent of three children in the local schools. We donât have herd immunity for other viruses âespecially with the mutations who knows if that is