Updated 4/9/2021 8:09 PM
Amid calls for unity after a contentious Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board election and reopening debate, divisions on the board were still evident in members narrow 4-3 vote late Thursday to increase in-person learning to five days a week from four.
The schedule change, which would take effect April 26 and last through the end of the school year June 11, had the support of parents and students who ve argued for the effectiveness of in-school learning over remote sessions.
But it was opposed by the teachers union, which sought to keep the weekly Monday remote sessions for extra planning time, small group and one-on-one instruction, and for all students to be on the same remote platform once a week.