After initially announcing plans to welcome students back to campus when school opens next month, Barrington Area Unit District 220 officials reversed course Wednesday and announced they would offer only remote learning when classes resume.
Reversing course on its plan to let parents choose between in-person and online classes, Barrington Area Unit School District 220 announced Wednesday that it would offer only remote learning when school opens next month.
In a message to the school community announcing the change, Superintendent Brian Harris said officials concluded that the original plan to welcome some students back on campus is not attainable.
“This is an extremely difficult decision and while I know many families and staff will welcome the change, I realize many others will not,” Harris wrote.
The remote learning plan is necessary to meet current public health guidelines and keep all students and staff healthy, he added.
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