Elgin U-46 Scraps Return To Schools Amid Coronavirus Surge

ELGIN, IL — Elgin Area School District U-46 is set to continue learning remotely through at least Dec. 4, with the Kane County Health Department recommending an “adaptive pause” as coronavirus cases quickly grow throughout the region.

District officials will continue working on ways to safely bring students back to classrooms, and they are still hopeful middle and high schoolers can return to a hybrid model for the second semester, Superintendent Tony Sanders wrote Monday in a letter to parents.

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Last month, the district was forced to postpone the return of students in pre-K through second grade after several employees in the district’s transportation department tested positive for the coronavirus. Those students returned to classrooms Nov. 9 but will now revert to remote learning.

Some additional student groups were due to return to a hybrid learning model Monday before officials postponed in-person classes through Dec. 4.

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Students in third through sixth grades were scheduled to return to school Nov. 30.

“We know this year has been tough,” Sanders wrote to parents. “I sincerely thank you for your feedback, your resilience, and patience as we all work together to support our staff and students."

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