Whitko High School Going To Virtual Learning Starting Tomorrow
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Teresa Carrano-
LARWILL – Whitko Community School superintendent Brandon Penrod has announced students in grades 7 to 12 will move to virtual learning starting tomorrow.
“This means students in 7-12 will not be attending in-person instruction at Whitko Junior Senior High School or the Whitko Career Academy,” according to a written statement.
“Following Indiana state guidance, we now know we are in an area with very high positivity and community spread.”
Sporting event attendance will be limited to the athletes, support personnel and parents or guardians. Everyone, except the athletes, is required to wear face coverings during these events. Fans can observe the games through live broadcast events on Facebook or on the Whitko Athletics website.
This weekend’s musical, ‘Honk!’, will be performed before parents only, according to musical director Dawn Hinthorn.
Large events and social gatherings are canceled along with most extra- and co-curricular activities for all grade levels.
“We recognize that students in kindergarten through sixth may not be able to stay home alone and that in many families both parents work during the school day. Current state guidance calls for schools to consider a hybrid approach for elementary schools, which we have through our distance learning program,” Penrod wrote.
“We will continue in-person instruction at the elementary schools ad will exhaust every possible resource to provide in-person learning for as long as we can.”
The press release recommends families with students in grades K to 6 begin making plans to prepare for a possible move to virtual learning, too.
School bus routes will change considerably without secondary students, and transportation personnel will be contacting elementary-school aged families about these shifts.
More information about WJSHS student meal pick up locations and event schedules for live broadcasts are expected to be forthcoming.
