NEW BEDFORD This week, New Bedford Public Schools announced a shift to fully remote learning from Dec. 21 to Jan. 8 in a letter that was emailed to parents.
The letter, signed by Superintendent Thomas Anderson, states that over the last few weeks, staff and student absences have increased for a variety of reasons, including waiting for COVID test results and/or quarantining because of being in close contact of someone who tested positive.
“This is impacting our ability to effectively deliver instruction and engage in the teaching and learning process,” according to Anderson.
Moving to fully remote learning is meant to assist in that, Anderson said.