When should schools use only remote learning? State issues new metrics to help districts decide based on COVID-19 infection rates
Massachusetts education officials have issued new guidelines that could dramatically limit the use of remote learning, potentially throwing an 11th-hour wrench into school reopening plans days before they are due, according to information obtained by the Globe.

The guidelines are based on communities’ individual coronavirus risk level. Only about three dozen districts meet the moderate or high risk threshold to conduct all learning remotely, while several more communities could as well — in extenuating circumstances. The vast majority of other communities should be doing full-time instruction or a mix of in-person and remote learning, the latter in unique circumstances, according to the guidelines.

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Related: What are Mass. school districts’ plans for reopening this fall? Read their proposals

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