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Several districts in the Twin Counties have opted to go fully remote as they prepare for the possibility that the area may be labeled a microcluster.
Originally slated to return to in-person instruction Monday, Windham-Ashland-Jewett and Hunter-Tannersville will stay remote until after the Christmas break. Elementary students at Cairo-Durham will also switch to virtual learning until January, joining grades 6-12.
âIt is with a heavy heart to inform you that Hunter-Tannersville Central will go fully remote from Dec. 14-23,â Superintendent Nate Jones wrote in a letter to parents. âI am a true believer in the benefits of in-person instruction, and this decision has not been made lightly. We have thoroughly thought this through and believe this is in the best interest of Hunter-Tannersville Central.â
CAIRO â Middle and high school students at Cairo-Durham will be learning remotely until January, following the districtâs latest COVID-19 case.
The high school student was last in school Monday, Cairo-Durham Superintendent Michael Wetherbee wrote in a letter to parents.
âWe are anticipating a shortage of staff at the high school due to precautionary quarantines, therefore grades 6-12 must shift to remote learning starting on Thursday, Dec. 10,â Wetherbee said. âDue to the length of the quarantines, remote instruction will continue until the holiday recess and in-person classes will resume on Monday, Jan. 4.â
The middle school was closed out of an abundance of caution, Wetherbee said.