{"id":806542,"date":"2020-04-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381946"},"modified":"2020-04-18T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T23:00:00","slug":"virtual-spirit-week-prom-details-planned-as-summit-county-schools-extend-classroom-closure-through-end-of-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/virtual-spirit-week-prom-details-planned-as-summit-county-schools-extend-classroom-closure-through-end-of-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual spirit week, prom details planned as Summit County schools extend classroom closure through end of school year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summit High School is blanketed with snow on Saturday, April 18, 2020. The Summit School District recently announced that all schools would remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.<\/strong>
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DILLON \u2014 Amid the novel coronavirus shutdown, the end of the school year became clearer for Summit County students on Friday. While the district canceled classroom instruction and other in-person group activities through the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, details for this coming week\u2019s virtual prom and spirit week for high schoolers were announced.<\/p>\n

Described by the district as a \u201cdismissal,\u201d the cancellation of in-person learning and activities means students and teachers will continue to engage in the remote virtual instruction they\u2019ve been undertaking since mid-March. In a news release, district officials said they have been closely collaborating with the county\u2019s public health department regarding how to move forward with the school year amid the current coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many questions that need to be answered as we navigate the weeks ahead, including the status of end-of-year events, retrieving personal items from schools, preparing buildings for summer and construction plans,\u201d district Superintendent Kerry Buhler wrote in the statement. \u201cWe are currently working on answering these, and other questions, and we will send updates as plans are finalized.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the district\u2019s decision, all Summit school buildings will remain closed to in-person instruction and all in-person events, athletics and activities will be canceled. In addition, playgrounds and athletic fields will remain closed for social distancing practices in an attempt to prevent further spread of the virus, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

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