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Several hundred people with children attending nine or more different school districts gathered in downtown Naperville Sunday for a rally demanding their districts reopen on a full-time basis.
Updated 3/12/2021 4:52 PM
A growing number of DuPage County school districts are developing plans to offer in-person learning five days a week after state officials eased restrictions for social distancing in schools.
Superintendents from Naperville Unit District 203, Indian Prairie District 204 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 are among those who notified families of their intent to bring students back to school for greater amounts of time next month after spring break. A remote learning option will remain available for all students.
Their announcements come on the heels of updated guidance released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Department of Public Health, including reducing social distancing regulations from 6 to 3 feet, to encourage a return to classrooms as soon as possible. Various COVID-19 mitigation policies remain in effect, including a strict face-covering mandate.
UpdatedWed, Mar 10, 2021 at 2:51 pm CT
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Pictured: Supporters gather in Virginia at a rally to reopen schools. Parents from nine Illinois school districts will come together March 14 in Naperville in a push for local schools to reopen full-time. (Mark Hand/Patch)
NAPERVILLE, IL Parents from nine school districts will come together Sunday in Naperville to rally for schools to reopen for in-person instruction full time.
The Cross District Rally to Reopen will kick off at 11 a.m. at the corner of Webster Avenue and Douglas Street near Washington Junior High School. The rally will continue to the Riverwalk s Free Speech Pavilion, where keynote speakers will include ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul G. Vallas, Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and radio host Amy Jacobson.