PEORIA, Ill. — One week before the year begins, the Peoria Public School Board has opted to start the school year with students learning from home.
After nearly five hours of discussion, the PPS board voted to ditch plans for a hybrid learning model, with the option of virtual instruction, to approving all-remote learning for students through the first semester of 2020-21.
PPS Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat told WMBD’s Greg and Dan, there are a few exceptions.
“English limited language speakers (ELS) and students with individualized learning plans (IEP), Valeska Hinton students, three and four-year-olds that started on July 22, other than those three small groups, everything else will be virtual,” Kherat said.
The Peoria Federation of Teachers Union told board members Monday night that many teachers weren’t comfortable with going back to in-person instruction.
About 12,000 PPS students were expected to enroll for the new school year, to date, 5,700 students have registered.
Kherat said families will be receiving new information about the updated back-to-school plan soon.
