Wapato and a few Yakima colleges announce second week of distant studying | Schooling
According to a district announcement on Friday, eight schools in the Yakima School District will remain in distance learning until next week as the district continues to face COVID-related staff shortages.
Four elementary schools and all middle schools except Discovery Lab will remain on distance learning through Friday, according to YSD’s remote learning website. The eight schools are Hoover, McKinley, Robertson, Roosevelt, Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Washington and Wilson. They are scheduled to return to in-person learning on Monday, January 31st.
The remaining elementary schools and all high schools will return to face-to-face classes on Tuesday. The district has 25 schools. If the staff shortage continues beyond Jan. 28, other schools could be affected, the announcement said.
omicron’s recent COVID surge has contributed to staff shortages.
“While the district is understaffed in many positions, areas of extreme need are having the most immediate impact on food service workers, bus drivers and nursing staff,” the announcement said. “The impact of positive omicron cases and the need to isolate those diagnosed has exacerbated staff shortages.”
Some self-contained special education classrooms remain personal.
For distance learners, takeaway meals will be available for Tuesday at four school locations. Families can pre-order meals online.
Wapato
Wapato School District also announced a second week of distance learning for its students due to the ongoing local COVID surge, according to a district announcement.
The district entered its remote learning phase on the Tuesday following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Next week, high-need preschool and special education classes will meet in person, the announcement said. The district paused middle school track and field but allowed high school track and field to continue.
Take-out meals will be available Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Wapato High School, the announcement said.
other districts
Two other districts that have recently been in remote learning phases plan to return to in-person learning next week.
The Toppenish School District announced earlier this week that its students will return to in-person study on Monday. It was distance learning all week, with no school on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
The Mt. Adams School District, which entered a remote learning phase on Jan. 12 due to a shortage of available bus drivers, will return to in-person classes Monday, according to a district announcement earlier this week.
