‘First’ day of school for Seattle secondary students Alison Grande
Seattle Public Schools welcomed back middle and high school students to in-person learning on Monday.
Secondary students districtwide will spend their mornings online and have a chance to go to school in person two afternoons a week. Half of the students will come Monday and Tuesday, and the other half will come Thursday and Friday.
Parents of about 53% of the students indicated they will send their children back to the classroom.
At Jane Addams Middle School in North Seattle, it expected about 80% of students to attend in-person learning.
“In the afternoons, we’re very much focusing on differentiation, helping students with specific skills and reinforcing learning that happened in the morning,” said Paula Montgomery, principal of Jane Addams Middle School. She said transportation is one of the reasons some students will be sticking to remote learning. “There’s a number that transp