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Elementary school students could be returning to the classroom five days a week beginning in April, according to a proposal outlined by Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley on Feb. 23, and supported by Gov. Charlie Baker.
In his weekly news conference Baker said it was time to eliminate remote learning.
“The Governor and Commissioner have laid out an aggressive timeline. There will be a good deal of hard work ahead of us, and attention to detail, regarding the necessary components for all school districts to be able to move ahead with this. We want to see a safe and full return for all students, and we need to ensure that it is safe for our staff to safely return with them. We look forward to receiving specific, concrete guidance from DESE that will help to safely guide this important process, said Brooke Clenchy, superintendent of the Nashoba Regional School District in an email.
COVID high-risk communities in Mass. had a mix of in-person and remote school models
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Most schools in Massachusetts have been maintaining some form of in-person learning for students this fall, but some districts are making temporary changes as coronavirus cases surge.
Education officials have stressed that in-school spread of coronavirus is low, but there is transmission in classrooms. In Framingham, students are learning remotely until next month after Superintendent Robert Tremblay reported instances of in-schools transmission of the virus, as well as reports of parents sending symptomatic children to class.
With 158 Massachusetts communities now considered at high risk for spreading COVID-19 - up from 97 the previous week - some districts have decided to switch to remote education through the holidays.
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For the third week in a row, Maynard and Stow remain in the yellow zone, meaning both towns are at medium risk for coronavirus.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Health’s Dec. 10 weekly COVID-19 report, Maynard had 47 positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 14 days. Stow had 22.
On Dec. 3 Maynard had 38 cases in 14 days, down from 41 reported positive cases on Nov. 27. For the same period, Stow had 23 and 25 reported cases, respectively.
According to the Maynard town website, as of Dec. 11, Maynard had 37 confirmed cases of the virus and one probable case. Those numbers are updated daily.
Maynard Public Schools also unveiled its own COVID dashboard, and as of Dec. 10 reported a total of four positive cases of the virus. The school did not identify whether the cases were related to students or staff, but the report shows that two cases were from Fowler School and two for remote students or staff. The report will be updated weekly.