Palo Alto School Board Backs Reopening Plan: Report

PALO ALTO, CA — The Palo Alto Unified Board of Education on Friday unanimously approved the school district’s proposal to reopen in this fall with a few adjustments, Palo Alto Weekly reports.

The Palo Alto Unified School District approved a reopening plan on June 30 calling for a resumption of distance learning for high school and middle school students and a return to campus for elementary school students.

The board is requesting the district make a some modifications, including more in-person learning for sixth graders and a later start time for high school and middle school students, the report said.

Elementary school families are being asked by the district whether they prefer to continue with remote learning or in-person instruction this fall, the report said. The families were asked to state their preference by July 17, the report said.

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