Washington schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that schools in Washington will stay closed for the remainder of the school year.

The original plan was to reopen schools for the spring term, but with the continued spread of COVID-19, Gov. Inslee says the closure is necessary in order to “put the health and safety of our community first.”

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau said that despite the continued closure, SPS will continue to provide essential support and services for students and families, including free packed lunches for students. Remote-learning will be the norm for awhile, and SPS has been sending out learning packets and providing teacher-led lessons via SPS TV and You Tube.

“I understand the anxiety, sadness, and frustration this extended closure may cause, and I recognize that this transition has not been easy,” Juneau said in her statement. “Please know that each and every one of our decisions is made with the wellbeing of our 53,000 students in mind.”

SPS is still determining what the extended closure means for staff and students, including graduation details for seniors and info for students who receive specialized services. We’ll update with new info when it becomes available.

7 thoughts to “Washington schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year”

  1. Schools sit empty for 3 or so months every year. Yes, big paid for buildings, sitting empty. The majority of schools in Europe follow a year-round school year. Meaning kids all receive the proper number of educational days, just not at the same time. Some 3,000 schools here in America already use this or a similar format. Pretty progressive stuff. Now, we have this wonderful thing, the internet too.

  2. i wonder if the remote learning will render the current teacher-student model obsolete? i would be pretty scared if i was a teacher with their part time schedules…”summer vacation”? for a public employee??

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