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In-person learning increasing at Polk schools, with more on the way BARTOW Polk County has seen the number of pediatric COVID patients rise by 356 in five days, from a total of 4,427 children younger than 18 contracting the virus by Jan. 5 to 4,783 reported on Jan. 10 the first week back from winter break. The increase comes as more students opt to return to on-campus learning. Records provided by Polk County Public Schools show there was an increase last week in the number of students whose parents opted to send them to on-campus school to 72,958 students, up from 70,561 on Dec. 10 and 56,903 on Sept. 17. A total of 30,749 students are currently attending school online, either through their home school or Polk Virtual School, a district online school. That’s down substantially from the 46,133 students who started the school year online. ....
/ K-12 schools across the greater Tampa Bay region have made some adjustments to their policies on coronavirus since the start of the school year. When schools reopen in January, masks will still be required, and remote learning will remain an option across Florida. But some school districts now require shorter quarantines, in line with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More children are expected in the classroom, with fewer learning remotely, compared to when the school year began in August. Some schools have made efforts to reduce the number of teachers who are doing concurrent teaching, meaning they lead a classroom in-person and also teach a number of students online at the same time. And students who are struggling with remote learning will be encouraged to return to in-person classes. ....