Greenfield’s schools back to fully remote learning until at least Jan. 11
Modified: 12/18/2020 4:42:06 PM
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GREENFIELD The Greenfield School Committee voted during a special meeting Thursday night to return to fully remote learning until at least Jan. 11, when it will reassess COVID-19 metrics to decide whether to bring high-risk students back to in-person learning.
Superintendent Jordana Harper temporarily suspended in-person learning earlier this week after she saw case numbers rising and asked for a recommendation from the city’s Board of Health. High-risk learners, like those in special education and learning English as a second language, had returned to in-person learning almost two weeks ago.
Greenfield School Committee has emergency meeting after super opts for fully remote instruction for 3 days
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Published: 12/15/2020 4:58:00 PM
GREENFIELD The Greenfield School Committee called an emergency meeting Tuesday morning after Superintendent Jordana Harper decided Monday afternoon without its approval to return schools to fully remote instruction for at least three days due to rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases throughout the city.
All seven members of the committee met in an online meeting to discuss not only how to take back its authority and preserve the integrity of the committee, but also to discuss whether to overturn Harper’s decision. Harper did not attend the meeting.