Region 9 schools will remain in distance learning through December 23rd and plan on returning on January 4th. Superintendent Rydell Harrison says it's a proactive rather than a reactive approach.
A determination of the learning model, hybrid or in-person, will be communicated prior to the return from winter recess and will be made based upon the health metrics at that time. Redding's Health Director anticipates that the caseload is only going to continue to worsen over the coming weeks.
In the 8 months since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Redding, the community has had over 180 positive cases. The cases from November almost tripled from the previous month, and contact tracing has revealed that human behavior is still the main driver in transmission. First Selectman Julia Pemberton says the full impact of Thanksgiving won’t be known for at least another week because the incubation period for COVID is 14 days and then there are lags in the reporting process.
