In-Person Classes To Start Next Week At St. Charles High Schools

ST. CHARLES, IL — High school students in St. Charles District 303 are set to be welcomed back to class next week for the first time since schools closed in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The district’s two high schools — St. Charles East and North — will begin their hybrid models Monday, though all students will be learning remotely that day.

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Under the district’s hybrid model, students will be split into two groups based on their last names, with each group attending class two days per week. All students will learn remotely on Mondays, according to the plan.

District 303 high school students will attend class from 7:20 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Students will be able to receive remote assistance from 1-2:30 p.m. on their designated days, according to the district’s hybrid schedule.

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Students at both high schools are set to attend orientation sessions this week to learn more about the district’s hybrid plan.

Despite the district preparing to reopen its high schools to about 50 percent of its students amid the coronavirus pandemic, some parents are set to rally Tuesday night for in-person learning five days a week, according to a report by the Kane County Chronicle.

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The “Learning Is Better In Person” rally is scheduled to run from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday in front of Thompson Middle School, the report states. The District 303 school board is set to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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