Quincy School District Returns its Secondary Students to In-person Instruction

Quincy School District returned its 6th through 12th graders to in-person instruction Tuesday, albeit in a hybrid model.

Superintendent John Boyd stated that about 60% of the district's students are now back.

"These students hadn't been in school for nearly 11 months. I think they were in a bit of shock. The teachers were really excited and nervous. It was a great first day back." Boyd said, "Everybody did their part. The students masked up, the teachers were ready to welcome them in and it was good."

The only real hiccup was one similarly experienced by other districts who have reopened; long lines of students waiting outside in the cold to be screened before they are allowed into their building. Students must bring attestations each day stating that they've taken their temperature and they're not feeling sick. Quincy High School is considering opening up a couple more entrances to the building in order to alleviate the problem.

Boyd added that in talking with other superintendents from around the state, the district should expect the number of in-person students to continue to creep up. He said that any further expansion of in-person learning this year will depend on COVID-19 spread data and vaccination availability.