Patch Survey: How Do You Feel About Virginia School Reopenings?

VIRGINIA — More school districts in Virginia are offering hybrid learning and are planning for the possibility of returning to five in-person days per week in the fall.

Last month, Gov. Ralph Northam advised school districts to offer some form of in-person learning by March 15, citing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study indicating low risk of COVID-19 exposure and transmission with the proper protocols. Some Virginia students have been enrolled in virtual learning since mid-March 2020, when Northam ordered K-12 schools to close.

As of March 22, the Virginia Department of Education reported 38 school divisions are offering four or more days of in-person learning, and 50 are partially in-person with some students in schools four or more days. Northern Virginia's school divisions are among the 34 school divisions with hybrid learning (a mix of in-person and virtual). An additional seven are partially hybrid (typically younger grades in hybrid).

Three school districts remain fully virtual but have plans to offer some in-person learning by May 1. All Virginia school districts offer families the option of staying in virtual learning if they choose.

As more schools offer some in-person learning compared to previous months, Patch is surveying readers on their perception of in-person or hybrid learning and what school districts should offer in the fall. The survey is meant not to be a scientific poll, but only to give a broad idea of public sentiment.

Share your thoughts with Patch in our anonymous survey below. The survey will be open through noon on Monday, March 29. Patch will share results after the survey closes.

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