Students across the D.C. region will soon return to classes after a winter break. While some are headed back into physical classrooms, others will learn virtually for the start of January.
Here’s a roundup on the school systems and their plans:
DC
All students and staff at D.C. Public Schools will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before they head back to classrooms Jan. 5. Rapid antigen tests can be .
VIRGINIA SCHOOLS
Classes resume Jan. 3. Students should continue to complete a before reporting to schools. ACPS also asks families to participate in the free on-site weekly testing offered in all schools.
And Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings Jr. said in a letter to families that the school system is consulting with the health department about whether now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a shorter isolation period.
https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/3782
Arlington students head back to classes Jan. 3. “We will open our doors as planned on Jan. 3 and continue to adhere to CDC and VDH guidance for operating safely and reducing COVID-19 spread in schools. We will open with regular in-person schedules and our Extended Day program will also operate on the normal schedule,” Superintendent Francis .
Through Jan. 14, the following in-person activities will be on hold: athletics and extracurricular activities, including practices, competitions, performances, clubs, theater, band, orchestra and chorus, and Career and Technical student organizations. Virtual activities may continue.
Fairfax County Public Schools will offer 31 ahead of the Jan. 3 return to classes. Fairfax County will participate in a test-to-stay program once it is started by the Virginia Department of Health.
Students return to classes Jan. 3. The school system has a .
Loudoun County Public Schools reopen after winter break on Jan. 3.
Students return to classes on Jan. 4. Jan. 3 is a student holiday and a professional development day.
Classes resume Jan. 3.
Classes resume Jan. 3.
MARYLAND SCHOOLS
Classes are on Jan. 3. The school system changed its 聽coronavirus quarantine and isolation protocol to align with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Classes resume Jan. 3.
Charles County Public Schools students will receive virtual instruction from Jan. 3 through Jan. 7 rather than attending class in-person due to 鈥渁 high positive COVID-19 percentage rate for Charles County and high testing demand,鈥� the school system said.
Classes resume Jan. 3. Beginning Jan. 3, the following activities will start back up: indoor athletics practices, dance performances, music concerts and performances and travel for extracurricular activities.
Students return from winter break on Jan. 3.
Public schools in Montgomery County asked parents to report COVID-19 cases if their kids test positive for the virus over winter break. Here is a . Classes resume Jan. 3. The school system has a in each school and how many students are quarantined.
All regularly scheduled classes through Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 will be held virtually. In-person learning for most students will start back up after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Students in the K-6 Virtual Learning Program will return on Jan. 31. In a letter to the school community, Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson said the school system made the move because of .
All schools reopen Jan. 3.
