BCPS Board Approves Remote Classes Plan

The Baltimore County Public School Board of Education approved the school systems’ Reopening Plan for the Fall of 2020. Eastbaltco.com reported on the plan earlier today.
The school year would still start on Tuesday, Sept. 8 but the year will start virtually for everyone for the first two quarters until Friday, Jan. 29.

According to the plan, the amount of online class time for this remote learning will increase compared to the remote learning in the spring as schools will follow a bell schedule.
Students would receive two to 3.5 hours of class time each day and would have up to three hours for independent work.

“This decision was made based on the health and safety of students and staff,” said a statement from BCPS.

If better safety measures are in place for COVID-19 in January, a hybrid learning environment would start in the second semester where a student would receive in-person instruction at the school for a few days a week on a rotating basis.

Parents and students would still have the option of full-time remote learning in the second semester after Jan. 29.