The Orange County School of the Arts will delay its start of in-person learning to Jan. 11.
The Santa Ana-based public charter school, known for its arts conservatories, was to start in-person learning as part of its hybrid model on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The school’s Board of Trustees approved the revised plan Friday, Oct. 30.
A majority of the school’s 80 academic teachers objected to the Nov. 4 date, saying they were concerned for their safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a survey of 65 teachers, four said they were prepared to resume in-person instruction on Nov. 4, a teacher’s union leader previously said.
The “Board of Trustees had confidence in voting for a plan that will be able to address the individual requests of our students, parents, faculty and staff, while maintaining the high-caliber of our educational programs and the health and safety of our school community,” Ralph C. Opacic, OCSA’s founder and executive director, said in a statement released Friday.
“For our students who can’t wait to be together again,” he said, “we are developing safe, appropriately distanced events for small groups over the next several weeks, so that they can socialize and enjoy being on campus in person.”
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