Abington School Superintendent Peter Schafer says there’s a growing likelihood students will be able to return to classrooms full time before the end of this school year.
Schafer: Kids likely back full-time this school year
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WEEK AHEAD: Vaccinations unhappiness; town elections; boosters fundraiser; veteran’s birthday; selectmen, finance, school boards meet
Abington's week ahead features continued unhappiness over vaccinations, discussions about town elections, a boosters fundraiser, and meetings with the selectmen, finance, and school boards.
Schafer, Shannon: Vaccinate teachers now
Teachers should be considered front line workers and made eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine immediately, Abington Schools Superintendent Peter Schafer and Abington Education Association President Steve Shannon argue in a letter sent to Gov. Charlie Baker yesterday.
CHAT: Schafer discusses school reopening, MCAS testing
Abington's classrooms are too small to host a full roster of students with current social distancing ruled im place, Schools Superintendent Peter Schafer said during a recent epsiode of Abigton Community Access & Media's Community Chat
School notes: MCAS update, COVID-19 testing, capital needs, athlete accomplishments
An update from the January 26 meeting of the Abington School Committee.
Changes coming to at-home learning
Final plans are being made for a shift in Abington's hybrid learning model that will result in those students spending significantly more time watching classroom lessons live during their at home days.
WEEK AHEAD: Back-to-school; Planning, Health, School boards meet; Top 10 stories
This week in Abington includes students returning back to school; health, planning, and school board meetings, and more.
Green light for in-person classes Monday
Abington's students will return to the classroom Jan. 4 as planned, Schools Superintendent Peter Schafer announced Friday.
Schools back to full-remote
Abington's classes are moving back to full remote as the the town's climbing COVID-19 case load is resulting in a growing number of empty chairs in school classrooms.
Staff shortage sends High School back to full-remote learning
Abington High School is going to full remote learning due to a staff shortage, while COVID cases in town spike.