Many area school districts canceled school Monday for winter weather, but some used the time to determine whether to move forward with in-person or remote learning.
Bell said they made Monday a professional development day for staff, that had been planned for later in February, to give them a day to prepare.
"Our main reason for going remote was staffing and we have a high amount of staff members who have confirmed cases of COVID," Bell explained. "The availability of testing is so limited, we think that number is actually higher than what it is." The Central Bucks School District also closed school on Monday for that reason, not just because of a winter storm warning.The district was inOther districts, including Pennsauken Public Schools, made plans for remote learning for the week after break, well before break ended.
"This was just a precautionary measure and it’s working because what we’re seeing is more teachers are testing positive and more students are testing positive, we’re getting phone calls and updates every single day," Dr. Ronnie Tarchichi, Superintendent, Pennsauken Public Schools, explained.
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