York City School District to begin reopening buildings
York Dispatch
Despite criticism of a plan to reopen York City School District s schools on a hybrid model, the school board voted 5-2 Wednesday to approve the proposal.
The reopening will begin Feb. 8, giving students the choice to attend school two days a week, with independent remote assignments the remaining three days, or enroll in the district s online Bearcat Cyber Academy to receive online learning five days a week. The district has been operating under a virtual model since the start of the school year.
The decision comes in the wake of state officials recommending that school districts return elementary students to in-person learning, arguing that the classroom is the best place for them. York City school board President Michael Breeland said the district was being pushed by the state to reopen schools.
For musicians, the pandemic has ‘taken a lot of spirit,’ earnings out of their lives | Nancy Eshelman
Updated Jan 01, 2021;
Painters have to paint, writers need to write and musicians must make music. But how to do that when the venues are locked down in a pandemic?
It’s been a tough stretch for some local musicians, especially for those who make music their full-time job.
“It really has taken a lot of spirit out of me,” said Carman Bryant, who belts out songs with Funktion Band, which plays dates all over Central Pennsylvania, including at clubs, weddings and Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.