Crane School District will resume the 2020-2021 school year in a remote learning format Jan. 4, the district announced Wednesday.
The district governing board was slated to hold a special meeting next Tuesday to examine Yuma Countyâs COVID-19 health metrics and determine whether current trends would afford a safe return to in-person learning. However, with the increasing impact of positive COVID-19 cases in the area and the likelihood of holiday gatherings contributing to this upward trend, the district elected to cancel the meeting and begin the spring semester with remote learning.
âWeâve been continuously tracking community transmission of COVID-19 cases and COVID-like illness in Yuma, as is our duty and responsibility to our students and staff,â Superintendent Laurie Doering wrote to Crane families Wednesday morning. âGiven that all three (Arizona Department of Health Services) metrics â cases per 100,000 individuals, percent positivity and hospita