The Surry County Schools are operating remotely to the start the year, but the district does plan to switch to in-classroom instruction in late-September, education officials said.
At the time of the decision in July, Surry County was experiencing daily increases of positive COVID-19 cases, with 16% of those in ages 19 and younger, education officials said in a July press release about their decision for remote learning to start the school year.
“These are tough times,” District Superintendent Travis L. Reeves said in the press release. “I commend the Surry County Board of Education for coming together and listening to all of these complex needs, and I appreciate the way the Board has handled this.”
Education officials said the decision to start remotely was based on health and safety for the students, teachers and staff.
“There is no playbook for a pandemic,” Reeves said in the release. “We are going to do our very best to continue to meet the needs of our students every day.”
The school year started on Aug. 17.
