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Dear parents,
As we mentioned in our last COVID-related correspondence, we continue to monitor all information we can gather about COVID and its effect on our community. We do this with special attention to the fact that, during the holidays, families and friends may gather together, increasing the possibility of further spread.
Whatever the occasion of transmission, clearly we saw a substantial uptick in the number of cases following the Thanksgiving break. For this reason, we want to announce that we have made a modification to our plans for return following the Christmas break. -
All instruction will be remote for all students when classes resume beginning on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 and will continue in this mode through Tuesday, January 12th.
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Beginning on Wednesday, January 13th, we will implement return of students to campus as we had planned, based on the selection that families made in the surveys conducted of four day attendance, two day attendance (following the same hybrid group days from the fall semester), or fully remote attendance.
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As the new semester draws closer, general messages will be sent to the different groups to confirm the attendance selections we have in our records. If you receive a message that incorrectly places your child in the wrong attendance group, we ask that you respond promptly so that we can update our records.
In order to establish more regularity, we remind families that in-person attendance will be expected on each of the days selected. In other words, in-person students no longer have the option of flexible attendance on the days they would normally be expected in person, This, of course, is with the understanding that if a student is feeling ill, he or she should remain home, but a parent note or note from another authorizing entity (e.g., a medical provider) will be needed for the absence to be considered excused.
With news of vaccine deliveries beginning, we place our faith and trust in God that there is light at the end of this tunnel in which we have been during 2020. We ask that you continue to pray for all members of the Antonian family who are suffering from COVID, some of whom are in very grave condition. We ask God's blessings on all of our families, that you feel the peace and warmth of His love through the coming of His son, Jesus Christ. | 