{"id":5824,"date":"2022-06-14T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=5824"},"modified":"2022-06-14T16:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:54:58","slug":"hybrid-learning-timeline-pushed-back-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=5824","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid Learning Timeline Pushed Back Once Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1st Place, Follow-Up News Coverage<\/strong>
2021-22, Division 1-2, News Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Ridhima Kodali<\/strong>
The Emery
Ann Arbor Huron HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, April 15,  Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift announced that there will be an adjustment to the hybrid learning timeline due to the rapid and significant rise in the amount of COVID-19 cases in Washtenaw County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tentative hybrid learning timeline is as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students in self contained classrooms  and Preschool through third grade may continue in-school hybrid learning.  Grades 4-12 will return to school on May 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c I know it\u2019s not what folks want to hear, but as the case levels continue to increase, it is possible that we could have outbreaks, we could have a situation where a classroom, a grade level, a school could temporarily close,\u201d Swift said at the April 14 board meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In accordance with the Washtenaw County Health Department and other health experts, they  will continue to monitor COVID-19 case numbers.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan contributes over 10 percent of the nation\u2019s daily new cases. Currently at 426.6 cases per million, Washtenaw County is in Level E \u2014 the highest risk category. Pushing back school openings aligns with Governor Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s recommendation to pause in person school due to rising case numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally,  Swift said there are more contagious variants among younger individuals, including those between the ages of 10-17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CDC guidance for public schools, schools experiencing \u201crapid or persistent rises\u201d in COVID-19 rates or healthcare capacity burden may close temporarily or not even reopen at all \u2014 at least until levels of community transmissions are stabilized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue the spring reopening of school buildings with the caution this situation demands,\u201d Swift wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optional standardized testing is still slated to occur during the week of April 26, and more information will be communicated soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue to hold the health and safety of our students and staff, families and community as our top priority in all the decisions we make, as we worked to do throughout this COVID pandemic,\u201d Swift said. \u201cThis priority of health and safety will not change.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the presentation given by Swift, last night, the board opened discussion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it should all be closed,  I think that we should close sports, I think that we should close all of K-12,\u201d Trustee Ernesto Querijero said. \u201cAnd I think we should put the safety of our community first. I can\u2019t think of another place in the civilized world that is wrestling with COVID more than here in the state of Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion lasted approximately an hour and the board did decide to push back school reopening for grades 4-12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand how to stop a moving train,\u201d  Trustee Krystle Dupree said. \u201cWe\u2019ve already started to phase, it would kind of be disruptive to some households, especially when you plan work days around this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift encourages students and families to get tested regularly. AAPS is offering free COVID-19 testing from 12-6 p.m. on Sunday, April 18 at Pioneer High School. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Results for the rapid antigen test will be available between 30 and 60 minutes after the lower nasal swab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NW-03. Follow-Up News Coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

News coverage that follows up on a story previously published by the media program. There should be more detail and explanation of what has been learned since the original story broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Sentences, paragraphs of varied length, written clearly, concisely and vividly<\/li>
  • Effective use of facts\/quotes gathered predominantly from primary sources. Secondary sources, if used, are cited appropriately.<\/li>
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