PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island high schools will be limited to 25% capacity after Thanksgiving, meaning most students will shift to remote-only learning, a move meant to control the spread of the coronavirus, state education officials said.
Deputy Education Commissioner Ana Riley said in a letter to superintendents on Wednesday that high schools should move to the “limited in-person” plans they submitted to the state Department of Education over the summer.
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High needs students, including English learners, at-risk students and students with special needs will continue with in-person classes, Riley said.
“We know that our high school students function and live very differently than our younger students outside of school (i.e. jobs, sports, etc.) and want to make sure that we account for those factors,” Riley wrote.
Organized school sports will also be canceled until January, she said.
“Ultimately, we want to make sure that we use this time to decrease the amount of cases here in Rhode Island so that we may return in January with as many students as we can and as safely as possible,” Riley said.
The changes are scheduled to take effect on Nov. 30, the Monday after Thanksgiving.
