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With the positive COVID-19 infection rate approaching 25 percent - the highest in the state - more schools are being forced to go remote as new variants of the virus arise.
In response, some schools, and entire districts on Long Island have been forced to pivot coming out of their holiday break due to staffing shortages or possible transportation concerns due to a lack of drivers.
On Monday, Jan. 3, students in the Freeport, Westbury, and Hicksville school districts in Nassau County resumed classes remotely as a precaution, while the Wyandanch School District in Suffolk County followed suit.
In Long Beach, Lynbrook, and Baldwin, some schools within the district went remote due to a high rate of newly confirmed infections among students and staff members.
As of Tuesday, Jan. 4, schools in Glen Cove and Brentwood are also planning to transition to their distance learning models, with more districts potentially following suit as officials monitor the spread of the virus.
Officials said that teachers and teaching assistants will be delivering instruction and providing support to students electronically during the week. Learning will be synchronous and in some circumstances asynchronous.
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