Some Vermont schools are moving to all-remote teaching in the week following Thanksgiving while others could be sending students home if they say they celebrated the holiday with people outside their households.
On Friday, Gov. Phil Scott continued his call for children to stay home from school for two weeks or to quarantine for one week and get a negative test if they attended multifamily gatherings over the holiday in violation of state rules. He said that students’ daily health checks on Monday will include questions about whether they attended gatherings outside their households.
But some schools said they would not include those questions, WCAX-TV reported.
The Champlain Valley School District and the Mount Abraham Unified School District said they would not be asking students whether they attended a gathering with other households. They said they expect families to keep students home if they attended such a social gathering over the holiday and did not want to put the burden of investigating compliance on teachers and staff.
“If we learn that your child(ren) did travel or gather with other households, we will call families to come pick them up and keep them home until their quarantine period is complete,” said Elaine Pinckney, superintendent of CVSD.
The Rutland City Public Schools and the Williamstown Middle and High School will be remote for the week, with plans to return on Dec. 7. But school leaders say they could then extend remote learning further if necessary.
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