BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Brockton High School students will get the chance to return to the classrooms for full-time, in-person learning after the school district got denied a waiver requesting that students stay in a hybrid learning model.
Brockton Public Schools confirmed that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education denied their request to allow high school students to finish out the school year in hybrid learning.
At issue, the three-foot spacing to maintain state-mandated social distancing guidelines — which also includes six feet apart during lunch
“We are moving forward and focusing our attention on doing everything we can to make our students and staff feel comfortable with the transition,” the school district wrote in a statement. “Administrators at BHS are prepared to address any parent/guardian concerns. Remote learning will remain an option for our students through the end of the school year.”
Currently, 1,300 students are fully remote at the high school and that number may increase by several hundred by next week.
Under the new guidelines that are set to go into place next Monday, students will be taking classes in the cafeteria, in the auditorium, and even outside.
The state has mandated that high schools provide full-time, in-person learning by May 17.
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