MEDICAL LAKE – First-graders will be returning to in-person learning five days a week at Hallett and Michael Anderson elementary schools, the district announced Oct. 19.
Superintendent Tim Ames said in an online newsletter that the district had success with bringing back preschoolers and kindergartners in-person. These students returned in person Oct. 12.
Kindergartners are in school all day, and first-graders will follow suit. Preschoolers are on half days at Michael Anderson, with some students learning Monday/Wednesday and others Tuesday/Thursday.
Ames said that the decision to bring first-graders back was made after conversations with Spokane Regional Health Director Dr. Bob Lutz.
“Dr. Lutz and SRHD have shared that they are committed to bringing in our youngest learners,” Ames said. “Therefore, we are pleased to announce that 1st graders will start face-to-face instruction on Monday, October 26th.”
Students who wish to continue online Connect Plus programs have the option of doing so.
A notice on whether second-graders can return to in-person learning is expected within the next two weeks, if the district continues the plan it originally announced at the beginning of the month.
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