Most high schools on the Cape will beat that state deadline.
Five schools Barnstable High School, Falmouth High School, Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School in South Yarmouth and Monomoy Regional High School in Harwich plan to resume in-person classes five days a week starting Monday.
Two high schools Mashpee Middle High School and Bourne High School brought students back to the buildings full-time this past Monday.
And Nauset Regional High School in Eastham plans to have all students in their physical classrooms by May 10.
Only Sandwich High School, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Bourne and Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich are waiting to resume full-time, in-person classes until May 17.
Updated on April 28, 2021 at 7:41 am
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Massachusetts is poised to take additional steps toward normalcy under Gov. Charlie Baker s latest COVID reopening timeline.
Baker s suite of short- and longer-term updates to the state s reopening plan, released Tuesday, positions Massachusetts to fully reopen by August. It starts with the state s outdoor mask mandate expiring Friday, followed by other COVID-related business restrictions that relax next month. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Starting Friday, masks will no longer be required outdoors as long as the person can maintain social distancing. Regular service can begin at bars next month, when capacity limits will expand for gatherings and more, and the governor gave an expected end date for all COVID-related business regulations.
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Massachusetts schools officials are requiring all high school students in the state to be back in classrooms full-time by May 17.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley made the announcement Tuesday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Every day a child is in a classroom is crucial. In addition to academic instruction and support, we know when students are in school, they have the opportunity to learn important social and emotional skills and have access to healthy meals as well as mental health and other support services, he said in a statement.
Updated: 2:36 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 All high school students in the state must return to full-time, in-person learning by May 17, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley said Tuesday.All high schools must return fully in-person by May 17 unless the district receives a waiver from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Waivers will be considered only in a limited set of circumstances, and any district that does not receive a waiver will be required to make up any missed structured learning time.Elementary schools went back full-time on April 5 and middle schools on April 28. Districts and schools should make every effort to have high school students with significant and complex disabilities or high school students who are English learners return to full-time, in-person learning prior to the deadline, DESE said in its announcement.Currently, there are 146 school districts already fully in-person in grades K-12. By May 17, a total of