GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford County Schools approved a revised phased reentry plan for students to return for in-person learning.
Guilford County Schools’ Board of Education voted Tuesday night to approve reentry for Pre-K through second grades beginning Thursday.
Students in grades 3 through 5, will return on Jan. 5. While students in sixth grade will return on Jan. 7. That includes 50% of students attending Monday and Tuesday and the other 50% on Thursday and Friday.
Grades 7 through 8, will return on Jan. 11, with 50% of students attending Monday and Tuesday and the other 50% on Thursday and Friday.
Grades 9 through 12, will return on Jan. 20, with 50% of students attending Monday and Tuesday and the other 50% on Thursday and Friday.
The following students will return on Nov. 16:
- Students served in self-contained Exceptional Children classrooms (Grades 3 through 12)
- Students served in public separate schools
- Students served in self-contained specialized programs including Building Futures, Crossroads, and Mell-Burton
- Students served in Regional Behavior Support Classrooms
- Seniors enrolled in the semester-long Nursing Fundamentals with Practicum Course may also begin obtaining the 40 clinical practicum hours for eligibility to sit for the NCDHHS Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam in 2021 (Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday).
Board leaders and Guilford County Schools’ Superintendent Sharon Contreras took into consideration the pandemic, the worrisome increase in COVID-19 numbers, and the learning loss for children while making their decision to return students to the classroom.