RPS says the reasoning is the majority of kids attending those schools are not eligible to be vaccinated. Masks will not be required while outdoors on school grounds if social distancing can be maintained.
“After a complicated year of class interruptions and temporary remote learning, my sincere hope was a traditional return to learning,” said Greg Enion, RPS’s director of education.“I am pleased to note that many adults and youth older than 11 years of age have been vaccinated.
For the rest of its schools, things are mostly returning to normal. High schools are returning to the semester system. School activities are resuming if they can be done safely. That included recesses, body breaks, noon-hour breaks and lunch along with physical education and extra-curricular activities.
RPS will continue to push for physical distancing when possible and will avoid large group gatherings.