Back to School 2020: Local Jewish Day Schools Have Plans for Both Distance and In-Person Learning
Most local private schools, including Jewish schools, resume at the end of August. But this year is anything but normal. Principals and administrators have spent much of the summer ironing out multiple plans to return, whether in-person, online, or some combination of the two. That’s because no one knew whether kids would be back in school; in school but in smaller groups; in ‘pods’ as they are known; or ‘distance learning’ from home.
As of press time, it was expected that all students in first through 12th grades would start the year at home. (Kindergarten students are legally allowed to learn in-person but it is up to individual schools whether to do so). Fortunately, schools have had several months of practice with distance learning.