The Gwinnett County School Board has reversed its decision on a hybrid model and will start the school year with all virtual learning.
The school year is still set to start on August 12. Gwinnett County is the largest school district in the state.
“There is no replacement for face-to-face instruction, and that was our preferred model for starting the school year,” Superintendent J. Wilbanks said. “With that in mind, we offered parents an option between in-person and digital instruction in order to be responsive to their wishes for their children. However, out of an abundance of concern for our students, families, and employees, we made a very difficult decision based on the increasing number of COVID-19 cases we are seeing in our county, as well as the concerns that have been expressed by our teachers, parents, and others in the community.”
The school district said digital learning will look different from the spring term. The digital school day will follow a daily schedule.
The school board previously decided Thursday night to keep plans in place to return to in-person classes with an option for digital learning.
The majority of the board showed support for the plan with the exception of member Everton Blair, Jr.
However, a few days later, a second board member came out in support of starting the school year digitally.
Mary Kay Murphy released a statement Sunday.
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