and last updated 2021-01-01 22:50:31-05
KENT COUNTY, Mich. â School districts in West Michigan can return to in-person learning Monday after a statewide spike in coronavirus cases forced students to go virtual.
âWe have to be patient about this,â said Dr. Mike Shibler, Rockford Public Schools superintendent.
High schoolers at Rockford will return to the classroom in a hybrid model beginning January 4.
âOur teachers, our students, our parents, our community have been forming an alliance to make this work and we re going to continue to keep safety as our priority, but also teaching and learning,â said Shibler.
According to Ron Koehler, interim superintendent for Kent ISD, a quarter of its members plan to go back to some form of in-person learning at high schools next week with an additional third following the week after.