PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia's Board of Education approved a revised back-to-school plan that has students learning remotely until mid-November.Superintendent Dr.
William Hite has spent the last week redesigning a plan for the fall after receiving backlash during an hours-long meeting proposing a hybrid plan.
Earlier this week, Dr. Hite proposed that the district instead shift to 100% remote learning option for the first marking period, ending Nov.
17.On Thursday night, the board voted 7-1 on the plan.The school year would begin as scheduled on September 3. Under the plan, students would then transition to the hybrid learning model with a mix of in-person and digital learning.