Medford Schools 'Full Remote' Friday

MEDFORD, MA — Medford students enjoyed a traditional snow day Thursday, but they'll have to log back on before the weekend. The district called a "full remote" day for all students Friday, Dec. 18. There will also be no on-site COVID-19 testing, and Kids Corner will be closed for the day.

Schools will reopen for in-person learning for Cohorts A and B on Monday, Dec. 21.

District officials have said snow days will be decided on a case-by-case basis this school year. Like the rest of the state, Medford schools have adapted to the pandemic by enhancing their remote learning capabilities.

But this also creates a fallback system for weather that typically would have canceled school.

"We are equipped to teach remotely on snow days, but Medford Public Schools will address the decision on a storm by storm basis,"Superintendent Marice Edouard-Vincent said earlier this week. "There might be situations, such as power outages, that would make remote teaching difficult."

MPS Food Services will open the kitchens at the Roberts Elementary School and McGlynn School for food pick up. Pick-ups will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Additionally, the Malden YMCA will also have food available for pickup from noon to 1 p.m.