Photo from Caitlin Steele
Instructing physical education has been a challenge for teachers in Summit County and across the county throughout the pandemic.
Public health regulations and school rules implemented to reduce transmission risk resulted in a much different gym class for kids than many adults remember growing up. And though local teachers used every opportunity during warmer months to have kids exercise outside, where transmission risk is lower, recent colder months have made that job more difficult.
Caitlin Steele, physical education teacher at Dillon Valley Elementary School, saw that first-hand. At times earlier this year, she instructed gym class in classrooms rather than the gymnasium, due to COVID-19 guidelines and rules intended to prevent the mixing of cohorts. That created a physical education situation where kids were limited in the space and equipment they could use. Rather than roaming, free play riding scooters, playing with parachutes or climbing ropes, spid
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
With the news that Summit County will remain in level red for the time being, the Summit School District has pushed back the date for when students will return to hybrid learning.
Since Nov. 30, all students in the district have been participating in online learning as a response to an overwhelming number of quarantines in the district. Originally, the plan was to have students return to hybrid learning Jan. 4 after their holiday break. Now, students won’t be returning to hybrid learning until Jan. 11 at the earliest.
According to a news release, elementary and secondary students will remain in online learning through Jan. 8. If case numbers after the holidays aren’t overwhelming, those students will return Jan. 11 to hybrid learning, which has elementary students in person four days a week and secondary students in person two days a week.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
With the news that Summit County will remain in level red for the time being, the Summit School District has pushed back the date for when students will return to hybrid learning.
Since Nov. 30, all students in the district have been participating in online learning as a response to an overwhelming number of quarantines in the district. Originally, the plan was to have students return to hybrid learning Jan. 4 after their holiday break. Now, students won’t be returning to hybrid learning until Jan. 11 at the earliest.
According to a news release, elementary and secondary students will remain in online learning through Jan. 8. If case numbers after the holidays aren’t overwhelming, those students will return Jan. 11 to hybrid learning, which has elementary students in person four days a week and secondary students in person two days a week.