Garden Grove Unified reverses plans for returning to in-person instruction

Garden Grove Unified School District has reversed its reopening plans for starting in-person instruction next month.

Orange County’s third largest district announced at its board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 15, that it will no longer plan on returning students to campuses in October.

In a statement on behalf of the board and Superintendent Gabriela Mafi, the district said that “more parents than expected” want to continue with distance learning and parents want more specific information about reopening plans before a transition is scheduled.

The opinions were echoed during the meeting by safety concerns raised by a school nurse and teachers.

The district said in its statement that it needs more time for planning and to acquire additional technology.

“While we had hoped we would be able to put all these complex pieces together in the initial time frame, we have come to realize that we need more time and can not meet the October 5 and 12 dates,” the statement says.

“We understand that parents have made plans related to these dates and we will soon be announcing an expansion of on-site supervision options to support parents balancing work and their children’s distance learning.”

The district of about 41,000 students had planned to reopen elementary schools to in-person instruction on Oct. 5 and middle and high schools on Oct. 12. Most campuses planned a hybrid of some in-person instruction and some online learning because of physical distancing requirements.

Garden Grove Unified said on Wednesday, Sept. 16, that it plans to continue with distance learning until further notice.

Anaheim Union High School District also said Wednesday it will remain in distance learning until further notice.

Superintendent Michael Matsuda had previously said the district was cautiously examining a pivot to in-person instruction in mid-October or possibly wait until early January depending on local health conditions.

On Wednesday, the district clarified that “no date for reopening for in-person instruction has been determined. Instruction will remain online as the district monitors the number of COVID-19 cases in our community.”

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