KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, public school district announced Monday that students will not return to the classroom as hoped on Nov. 9.
The district cited an increase in COVID-19 cases in the area as the reason for deciding to stay online. It says the positivity rate in the area needs to below 10% before it can proceed with the hybrid model.
"As you know, we have been planning and preparing for a possible return to in-person learning in our hybrid model," the district said in a press release. "We reinforced that we would bring groups of students back for in-person learning only if the pandemic data demonstrated it is safe to do so."
The district had hoped to allow pre-K through third-grade students to begin a hybrid learning model on Nov. 9.
In the meantime, the district said 200 special education students will be returning to in-person learning on that date.
"We have almost 200 Special Education students who will be returning to in-person learning on Nov. 9," the district said. "This plan will help us support our Special Education students according to state statute. Our teachers and principals are already in the process of working with these families to assist in our re-entry plans."
The district also said it's exploring options for "some groups of students who need alternative scenarios for some in-person learning."
To read the district's full plan, visit its website.
