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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Schools in Monongalia County will remain in remote mode until January 4. Deputy superintendent Donna Talerico said the decision was difficult, but key factors really forced them into the decision on WAJR’s Talk of the Town.
As isolation and quarantine numbers grew the number of available substitute teachers virtually disappeared, crippling their ability to provide quality k through 12 instruction.
“The delivery of our programs was suffering and not enough substitutes for that matter,” Talerico said,” To make sure everyone feels confident- our students, our parents and our staff.”
COVID-19 exposures in Mon County school buildings has been proportionally minor for a school system that last reported about 12,000 students. Talerico believes community spread has been responsible for the cases they have reported.