LARGO, Fla. — Pinellas County parents have until midnight Tuesday to make changes to their children’s learning option for next quarter.
The Superintendent said schools are in a good position right now, and have been given a full endorsement from their medical advisors to bring back as many students as they want.
What You Need To Know
- Deadline arrives for Pinellas schools learning options for next quarter
- Virtual learning to remain an option; also, students can return to campuses
- Pinellas County Schools Learning Options
“Our students have done a remarkable job and we've been praised by the Department of Health as far as wearing masks, and keeping as great of social distance as possible. We’ve had very little spread in our schools,” said Superintendent Michael Grego.
Virtual learning will remain an option for Pinellas County students through the end of the year, as of right now, but if parents want their child to return to brick and mortar school, then they have to submit that election on Tuesday.
District officials said schools will be able to accommodate any student who wants to return.
“There's no wait list, we can certainly, we've had about 30,000 students remotely, and right now with the window, the first window, it's closing tomorrow at midnight (Tuesday), and we have just under about 9500 say who have the desire to come back, we can handle them there will be no wait list at this point,” said Superintendent Grego.
