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Return-to-school plans for every school district in the Hampton Roads region

Superintendent Doug Straley points to social distance markers at Moss-Nuckols Elementary School on the first day back Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in Louisa County, Va. (Erin Edgerton/The Daily Progress via AP)

** Below is a look at local school district return-to-school plans for the start of the 2020/2021 school year. For updated district plans, that in many cases reintroduce students to in-person learning, please see the WAVY.com Back to school Page.


HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – This upcoming school year is unlike any other. School divisions spent the summer working on separate plans on how their 2020/2021 school year will look amidst the coronavirus pandemic.


The majority of local school systems opted to begin with virtual learning. A few school systems in our region started with a hybrid of in-classroom and remote instruction.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order in mid-March when the pandemic hit, with the intent of bringing students back to the classrooms, but that never happened.

On June 9, Governor Northam announced a phased reopening of K-12 schools, which gradually permits in-person instruction to resume for the upcoming school year, while prioritizing the health and safety of students and staff. 

The Phase Guidance for Virginia Schools was updated on July 6 as Virginia entered Phase 3 of Forward Virginia.

Before reopening for the new school year, every public and private school in Virginia was required to submit their health and instructional plans to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) in compliance with CDC and VDH recommendations.

Many local school districts sought input from families and staff members, through surveys and virtual forums, as they developed their return to school plans.

Here is a detailed look at where each school district in the WAVY TV 10 viewing area stands (as of July 29). This list will continue to be updated as more school districts release their plans. Plans are subject to change depending on the COVID-19 rates in our region. For a look at how all of the commonwealth’s 132 school divisions are reopening, click here.

What is your school district’s reopening plan for fall 2020?

Click on your City/County to view details on your plan.

VIRGINIA

Accomack

Chesapeake

Franklin City

Gloucester

Hampton

Isle of Wight

Mathews County

Newport News

Norfolk

Northampton County

Portsmouth

Poquoson

Suffolk

Surry County

Virginia Beach

Williamsburg/JCC

York County

NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Bertie County

Camden County

Currituck County

Dare County

Elizabeth City

Gates County

Hertford County

Hyde County

Perquimans County


Back to School Resources for Virginia and North Carolina

Virginia Department of Education Return to School Plan: Recover, Redesign, Restart 2020

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Return to School Plan: Lighting Our Way Forward

CDC Guidance for K-12 Schools

WAVY.com Back to School coverage