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Teachers are reluctant to return to in-person learning until more people are vaccinated.
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Post Bulletin Editorial Board | 10:00 am, Feb. 9, 2021 ×
Students in Rochester public elementary schools will return to class on March 1, but opinion is split over whether that s a good thing or not.
Parents of elementary students were disappointed that the change is taking so long. They want their children in class now. Middle- and high-school students are also expected to return to in-person classes, but not until April.
But many teachers, according to a new survey, are reluctant to return to classrooms before more people are vaccinated.
Whether it s the right time to return to school in-person depends on who you ask. 5:00 am, Feb. 5, 2021 ×
Andrea Burdick gives her boys Charlie, kindergarten, and Grady, 4th grade, a kiss goodbye after dropping them off for their first day of school at Gibbs Elementary Wednesday morning. Children arrive at George Gibbs Elementary School for the first day of class Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Less than half of the student body attends on alternating days and all students and faculty wear masks as precautions against the spread of COVID-19.(Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
Rochester elementary students will report to class on March 1, with no rolling start transition period from its current hybrid learning model to full-time classroom instruction.