Remote learning Monday at 11 Columbus City Schools due to staff, heating issues
Columbus City Schools returned to classes on Monday, but students at 11 schools will be doing so at home.
The district announced Sunday that 10 schools were closing due to staff shortages with one more closing added Monday morning — Valley Forge Elementary School, which went remote because of a "partial heating outage" at the school.
The schools that went remote Monday include:
Berwick Alternative Elementary School
Burroughs Elementary
Duxberry Park Elementary
Eastmoor Academy
Johnson Park Middle School
Linden McKinley STEM Academy
Marion-Franklin High School
Ridgeview Middle School
South High School
West Mound Elementary School
While students at the 11 schools were remote, staff were all expected to report on-site at the 10 schools, while teachers at Valley Forge Elementary were to do so as well.
Last week, the district announced they would be adopting the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention guidance on COVID-19 isolation and quarantining.
The CDC guideline states that those who test positive regardless of vaccination status are required to quarantine for five days. Those who are exposed to someone with COVID but are vaccinated do not need to quarantine, but should wear a mask around others for 10 days and test on the fifth day.
The school district mentioned in the message the possible staff shortages, and had advised students to bring their devices such as their Chromebooks home every day in case they need to shift to remote learning.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus City Schools remote at eleven schools due to staff issues
