Ten schools had to move to virtual learning because the threshold of positive covid cases was above three%. That forced a school closure. Now we are virtual because our positivity rates were above the threshold, and this was just a pro active decision until we can test and see what our community transmission rate is. And how are parents and kids reacting to the decision to go virtual after winter break? I think that like every single parent and kid, where you might have one parent, i need to have my kids back in school, you then might have another parent say, i don't want my kid back in school. So actually, i'm pretty lucky because my school is a part of a charter
What happens when all the teachers get sick?
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