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Oregon City Schools say school will begin remotely this year

Like many other schools in the area, Oregon City Schools will be going full remote learning this year. Fall sports will also be suspended until Oct. 1.
Credit: WTOL

OREGON, Ohio — Oregon City Schools plan to start the year fully remote when the school year begins on Aug. 24. 

The original plan was to start the year in a hybrid model, but school leaders made the decision to go virtual after the Lucas County Regional Health Board's recommendations.

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The school year was also supposed to start on Aug. 19, but will now start few days late in order to allow for device distribution and teacher training, according to a letter from superintendent Hal Gregory.

The first full week of school will be used to acclimate students and parents to fully remote learning, with school officially starting the week of Aug. 31.

All fall sports and other extracurricular activities are also suspended until Oct 1 at this time.

The school says there will be no in-person learning before Oct. 15, with the possible exception being special needs students, preschool programs and Career Technology programs.

Gregory says these decisions were made with "a heavy heart."

Credit: Oregon City Schools

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