A Hudson Valley
school district has made the decision to go all remote as COVID-19 cases
continue to be on the rise.
All Newburgh schools will transition to remote instruction
beginning Monday, November 30. The plan is to stay with the all remote model
until Friday, January 15. The hope is to go back to the hybrid model starting
Tuesday, January 19.
Newburgh Schools Superintendent Dr. Roberto Padilla says going to
an all-remote model of learning for the district was not an easy decision, but after
getting a strong recommendation to do just that from the Orange County Health Department
the choice was clear.
Dr. Roberto Padilla says, for now, that teachers will
report to their classrooms to teach remotely,
but there is always the possibility that
could change.
"This has been the art of how to
pivot based on data so as we continue to monitor the data, we'll continue to
analyze it and make decisions that will benefit our faculty and staff and our
families."
Although school infection rates are low, the community is
experiencing a rise in cases.
And while they prefer a socially-distant,
in-person model, school administrators say they believe the best way to keep
everyone safe is to go fully remote at this time.
Newburgh school officials say the weekly
meal distribution will continue with the same schedule as they are in all
remote mode.
New Rochelle school officials confirmed to News 12 that the district's schools will also switch to remote learning Friday, until at least Dec. 3. That move comes as the high school, Daniel Webster Magnet School and Columbus Elementary were on full remote learning Thursday.