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Norwin High School will be closed Wednesday because of a sixth positive covid case at the high school.
The closure will allow contract tracing to be completed and for sanitizing the building, the district said Tuesday afternoon.
The school was closed upon the recommendation of the state Department of Health, with the intention that it will reopen on Thursday, as long as all contact tracing has been completed, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said. If the school will be closed on Thursday, Taylor said the district will inform families on Wednesday.
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Some Norwin High School students criticized the administration’s plans to return to school five days a week, beginning Friday.
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Norwin’s plan to have students return to school five days a week beginning Friday was panned by eight high school students Monday, who claimed they are being made to choose between their health and their education.
The students say social distancing is not possible in the high school, and not all students are wearing masks or wearing them properly.
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For the first time this school year, all Norwin students will have the option of returning to class five days a week, beginning March 19, officials said.
Bringing students back to class for five days of instruction “is something that’s been very important to our students and our community members,” Superintendent Jeff Taylor said at the school board’s workshop meeting Monday.
Before that happens, though, the district will offer four in-class days to more students.
Currently, students in kindergarten through fourth grade and seniors can come to class four days a week. On Thursday, the district will extend that option to students in grades five through eight. Students in grades nine through 11 will remain in the hybrid model of two days in school and three days of remote learning.
Norwin school officials are planning to discuss options for more in-person instruction during a school board meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Monday. Superintendent Jeff Taylor is expected to address plans for students in grades five through 11 to have the option of returning to school for four days of in-person