HAMMOND â For the first time in more than a year, Hammond students are set to return to the classroom.Â
During a meeting Tuesday, the Hammond school board voted 4-0, with one abstention, to approve an early April return to in-person instruction.Â
The district s return comes on the heels of students in the Gary Community School Corp. and the School City of East Chicago returning to classrooms on Feb. 22 and March 8, respectively.Â
The School City of Hammond is one of the last districts in the Northwest Indiana to return to in-person learning. Provided by the School City of Hammond
On April 6, 3,308 students, or 26% of the district s total student population, will return to school buildings for the last nine weeks of the 2020-2021 academic year.Â
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Calumet College of St. Joseph staff provide regular updates sharing the number of active cases and total cases among students, staff and faculty. The college also provides the number of individuals cleared to return to CCSJ. Data is available on the college s website at ccsj.edu/covid19. Kale Wilk, The Times
Crown Point Community School Corp.
Crown Point administrators regularly share updates on the number of close contacts quarantined in each school. The district also shares a weekly update on the number of students and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19. Data is available on the Crown Point Community School Corp. website under the COVID-19 Impact Data link at cps.k12.in.us.
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