INDIANAPOLIS — Some students in the MSD of Warren Township will continue e-learning for a week.
Superintendent Dr. Tim Hanson originally notified families last week that students in grades 5 through 12 will have e-learning days Friday, Jan. 7 and Monday, Jan. 10 due to a "large number of staffing needs" that arose from positive COVID cases and other illnesses.
On Sunday, Hanson said students in grades 5 through 12 will learn virtually through Friday, Jan. 14.
According to Hanson, COVID-19 cases are impacting staff in the intermediate middle schools in the district, as well as Warren Central High School. The transportation department has also been affected.
Hanson said students will access learning materials through Canvas on Monday and Tuesday, and will have access to their teachers for three hours each day. For students in grades 5 through 8, teachers will be available from 9 a.m. to noon. High school teachers will be available to students from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Students will have virtual or synchronous learning days Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, where students will need to follow a schedule. Hanson said the students' school and teacher will share details on this no later than Tuesday.
The change does not affect students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
Lunch will be available on a "grab-and-go" basis at Stonybrook, Creston, Raymond Park, Renaissance and Warren Central High School from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. during both e-learning days. Students will not need to be present to pick up lunch, the district said.