The Widefield, Harrison, Cheyenne Mountain, Manitou and Lewis Palmer school districts will postpone students physical return to classrooms in January after a recommendation from county health authorities to do so.
A delay might be prudent, allowing time for districts to see the impact of holiday travel on COVID-19 cases, a representative for El Paso County Public Health said last week. Adjusting return-to-learn dates for second semester is a conversation in which school leaders and public health are actively engaged, agency spokeswoman Michelle Hewitt said Wednesday. Based on these discussions, there was consensus that it might be prudent to wait a couple weeks after the holidays before having students return to in-person instruction in schools.