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Lansing School District's in-person reopening delayed

Courtesy summer.lansingschools.net

The Lansing School District’s plan to open some in-person instruction as soon as Monday will now be delayed until April 12th.

The Lansing School District’s “Safe Learning Plan” is being changed because COVID-19 minimum infection rates are too high.

Superintendent Sam Sinicropi says the new start date for classroom teaching comes after the district’s spring break.

“We are planning on a pretty robust summer program, and we want to have kids in so at least they’re used to a little bit of whatever normal will be,” said Sinicropi.

The plan calls for online instruction during morning hours on weekdays besides Wednesdays, with the option of attending classroom instruction during afternoon hours those days. Wednesdays are for school building deep-cleanings, with virtual classes.

This is the second time the district has delayed in-person instruction in the last week.