Boulder Valley School District Moves To 100% Remote Learning

BOULDER, CO — Boulder Valley School District will move to 100 percent remote learning Nov. 17 amid a spike in coronavirus cases, district officials announced Tuesday night.

Rob Anderson, the district's superintendent, issued a letter that explains the decision.

"While my team and I remain firmly committed to providing in-person learning opportunities whenever it is safe to do so – it has become abundantly clear that we can no longer handle the situation on a school-by-school basis," the letter read.

"Unfortunately, the contact tracing team has been overrun with cases and with growing quarantines, we simply do not have enough school or district staff to fill all the gaps."

Boulder County Public Health is facing delayed case and contact investigations, Anderson said.

"We worry that cases may slip by our safety network," he said.

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The county has shifted to 'Level Orange' on Colorado's COVID-19 Dial, which has enlarged the size of quarantines, Anderson said.

"As more and more staff are pulled from buildings, we are having difficulty ensuring we have enough people to safely supervise all students."

The remote learning will continue until Jan. 5, "provided that case rates have improved," Anderson said.

"We will provide more information as it becomes available. We understand that this will be very disappointing news for many of our families. This is not a decision that was made easily, however we have an obligation to keep the safety of our students and employees at the forefront of these decisions."