Lowndes County School District plans to start the school year with a hybrid learning method, then return to a fully in-person traditional method after two weeks.
The district’s board on Friday unanimously approved the return to school plan with hopes in-person learning could continue through the remainder of the school year.
The hybrid method of schooling will start Aug. 6 for the district of more than 5,000 students, with each school separating students into two groups. Each group will receive five days of in-person learning (attending every other weekday) in the period.
All students will begin attending in-person daily starting Aug. 20, according to the plan.
LCSD Superintendent Sam Allison said the hybrid start gives the school district an opportunity to teach kids best practices for social distancing to maintain a productive in-person learning environment.
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, other districts in the area have already adopted a hybrid plan to last at least for the fall semester, with Columbus Municipal, Starkville-Oktibbeha and West Point-Clay school districts all offering students to learn entirely online if they choose.
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