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© 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Parents that attended the meeting said they were upset with the decision to move to a hybrid arrangement and felt there was a lack of communication from the district. The Susquenita School District in Perry County is being “shut down” for three days after cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, according to a statement on the district website.
"The data provided by the Department of Health shows a significant rise in confirmed cases, incidence rate, and percent of positive tests. The DOH has contact information and will follow up with calls to individual households if there is any reason to believe that contact exposure has occurred. "We are committed to providing Face-to-Face learning through our Hybrid instructional model as much as possible, but also understand that the virus may interrupt our plans from time to time," Smith's letter concludes.
Susquenita School District announced Tuesday that they are closing down for the next three days. Susquenita's hybrid learning model will be in place from August 31 through at least October 27, Smith said. The district will deep clean schools during the closure. The district has not said how many cases were reported. The pre-approved Health and Safety Plan aligned with the county’s phase appointed by the governor — if the county moved to yellow, the school would move to hybrid, and so on.
Face-to-face instruction is set to resume Monday. The Department of Health had contact information that will be used if there is any reason to believe there was exposure to the virus, Smith said. PERRY COUNTY, Pa. — The Susquenita School District announced it is switching to a hybrid learning model, days after the Perry County school district closed due to three positive COVID-19 tests within the district. Students with last names L through Z will learn remotely on Mondays and Tuesdays and attend school in-person on Thursdays and Fridays. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. “Low is low, and I believe it would be best to bring our students back and adjust as necessary going forward based on weekly reports,” Smith’s Sept. 3 letter to families said. "We strongly encourage you to model mitigation efforts in your home, and encourage your friends and neighbors by wearing masks and practicing physical distancing so we can keep having school.". Despite the change to the motion, a handful of parents were still not happy with the hybrid model in place and urged the board to bring students back to in-person classes. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20).
The Susquenita School District in Perry County is being “shut down” for three days after cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, according to a statement on the district website.