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Erskine Elementary School second grade teacher Cheryl Gooding greets her students as they enjoy breakfast on the first day back to in-person classes for ACS February 2, 2021.
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In this October 2020 file photo Anderson University education student Shelby Gray and Emily Frost teach a virtual class for Frankton students from the Madison County Historical Society.
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ANDERSON – Some schools and districts serving students in Madison County and nearby areas anticipate continuing to offer virtual education options for the 2021-22 school year, though they encourage all students to return to the classroom in light of the vaccine available for COVID-19.
ACS board President Patrick Hill sent an email to Lindsay Brown, author of the letter co-signed by dozens of people, saying the board already had done its due diligence.
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ANDERSON Anderson Community Schools will enter 2021 in the same all-virtual instruction status that it ended the semester with in 2020.
ACS interim Superintendent Joe Cronk announced the decision Wednesday after the Indiana State Department of Health moved Madison County into red status because of a surge in COVID-19 that started early in the fall. That surge increased over the Thanksgiving break and is expected to remain high following the winter break because of holiday gatherings.
“We will assess the week of the 11th as we see how COVID goes,” he said.
ACS uses data from the state as well as the Madison County Health Department to determine its status on a weekly basis. The decision is intended not only to keep students and staff safe but also is partially driven by teachers absences and substitute availability because of the number of people who test positive.
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