Troy schoolsmove older students online
Troy City Schools students in grades 6-12 will do fully remote learning through Nov. 18, due to bus driver shortages tied to COVID-19 cases and quarantines.
All Troy schools were closed Tuesday for the same reason. Troy’s elementary school students will return to in-person classesWednesday while older students remain online.
“With the shortage of bus drivers, we did not have the ability to transport every student in the district to and from school,” district officials said in a statement. “We made the decision to return K-5 students to school immediately in an effort to alleviate child care concerns for those parents, while at the sametimegivingouryounger learners the opportunity to work with their teachers in person.”
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will begin and end one hour earlier from Nov. 11 through Nov. 18. School will start at 7:55 a.m. and dismiss at 2:15 p.m.
School officials said the plan is for all in-person students to return to school buildings on Nov. 19 for the last four school days before Thanksgiving break, “provided there are no additional
staffing concerns.”
In themeantime, Troyofficials said students in grades 6-12would receivemessages from their building principals telling them when to log in to the Canvas platform to access the online learning plan for their school.
“We felt as though our students in grades 6-12were less likely to require childcare and able towork more independently online,” the district statement said.
Food service will be provided as normal for students in grades K-5. Any student in grades 6-12 can pick up a week’s worth of free breakfastsandlunchesonWednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at Troy High School or 11:30 a.m. to noon at Van Cleve.
Under Ohio law, public schools are also responsible for transporting students who live within their boundaries but attend private or career-tech schools. Troy officials said busing will continue as normal for St. Patrick, MiamiMontessori and Nicholas School.
Lehman Catholic and Upper Valley Career Center students will be responsible for getting to and from Troy High School for shuttle service to their respective schools.