ANSONIA — Superintendent of Schools Joseph DiBacco said he and his staff tried their hardest but the rising numbers of COVID-19 quarantines won out.
On Thursday, DiBacco informed his school’s 184 teachers and 2,179 students that in-school learning will end Friday and the conversion to full remote learning will be in effect until at least Jan. 18.
But the superintendent told Hearst Connecticut Media Group that the January date could be extended based on the COVID-19 infection rate and the availability of college student interns at that time.
“One of the things I need to look at is what the universities are doing,” DiBacco said. “I rely on interns from Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart to serve as my substitutes. All those students have been pulled.”
Come January, DiBacco said he will review the situation with Dr. Domenic Casablanca, the system’s medical director, and the Board of Education to determine if an extension is needed.
“Our teachers have been great. Our community has been totally supportive. I was hoping to make it to at least Nov. 20 because I believe the schools are the safest and best places for our students,” DiBacco said Thursday afternoon. “But we just couldn’t do it anymore. With all that’s happening in surrounding districts, I just don’t have the staff.”
He told the Board of Education during its Wednesday meeting that suspending in-person learning was imminent. Three of the city’s four schools already are shuttered: Prendergast Elementary, the middle school and the high school as a result of quarantine requirements.
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