Chicago Public Schools reached a milestone of sorts Monday, with all elementary school grades open districtwide for in-person learning — even though most parents continued to keep their kids at home in remote learning.
The district welcomed back sixth through eighth grade students Monday.
“It never gets old seeing kids come back to school — some of them excited, some of them not so excited about it. But at the end of the day, we know it’s the best place for them,” said Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, speaking to reporters outside Robert J. Richardson Middle School, 6018 S. Karlov.
Just before Jackson spoke, students lined up — socially distanced — outside the school, as a staff member with a laptop quizzed them about any recent sickness and out-of-state travel, among other questions.
Staff at Richardson were expecting 185 out of 1,083 students to return for the current quarter.
Overall, about 18,500 students in sixth to eighth grades were expected to return to their classrooms Monday. That’s the largest group to return since the pandemic started, although 145,000 have chosen to continue learning remotely through at least April.
Kindergarten through fifth grade students returned a week ago.
Jackson said that, to date, CPS has offered coronavirus vaccinations to about 25,000 school employees — about 60% of the total.
She said the district has received many questions about the levels of in-person staffing.
“After one week of instruction with K-5 back last week, we don’t have any reports of widespread staffing shortages,” she said.
Asked about the status of talks to get high school students back in the classroom this school year, Jackson said: “I feel really good about the conversations we’re having with CTU now. We learned a lot about what to do and what not to do in that first go-around. ... I feel confident we’re going to get a plan, and it’s much more collegial for everyone involved.”
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