LANSING, MI – The Lansing School District Board of Education has unanimously voted to delay the return of students to Lansing schools for in person education until January 25, 2021, which is the beginning of the next new semester.
“We are listening to parents, teachers and staff, and while most everyone wants our kids to safely return to in-classroom education as soon as possible, COVID 19 infection rates locally and nationwide are still too high right now to start school in the Lansing School District,” said superintendent Sam Sinicropi. “We don’t want students or staff returning from the holidays and family gatherings and then coming to school buildings with an infection that causes a super-spreader event. If we move forward slowly and wait to start school until the end of January, I think we will be in a much better position to open schools safely.”
The superintendent also told the Board of Education last night that plans to hold all fall extracurricular activities including football and other sports and clubs are in the planning stages for the Spring of 2021 in statewide leagues with other schools who also postponed activities this fall.
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