Wilmington Schools To Go Remote Friday Due To Virus Surge

Wilmington MA

17 December, 2020

3:15 PM

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WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington Public Schools will be remote beginning Friday, Superintendent Glenn Brand said, due to the recent virus surge in the community. Health Director Shelly Newhouse said Thursday that the town has over 200 active positive cases and a positive test rate over 7 percent — "higher than most of our surrounding towns." Based upon current conditions within Wilmington (including the positivity rate & total number of individuals in quarantine) and the recommendation of our Board of Health, WPS will transition to a fully remote learning model beginning on Friday, December 18.— Glenn Brand (@SuperWPS) December 17, 2020 The district plans to return to the hybrid model on Jan. 4, with the last four scheduled school days of December being remote. "Unless there is some directive at the state or local level, our schools will plan to reopen for in-person learning on Monday, January 4th," Brand said in a letter sent to the school community. Details on the fully remote schedule are available here. According to Newhouse, Wilmington has 228 active positives and at least 700 residents in quarantine for potential exposure. Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].