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WRIGHT TWP. &mdash; Crestwood joins a growing list of local school districts dropping hybrid plans in favor of all-remote learning for the start of the school year.
				Superintendent Bob Mehalick posted a video online making the announcement that education will be remote-only until at least Oct. 1. He cited recent additional guidance issued by the state department of education and the department of health.
				&ldquo;This guidance has altered our previous plans,&rdquo; Mehalick said, referring to earlier announcements of having both full in-class and cyber options for families. &ldquo;All our students will be taught through virtual learning platforms while they remain home.&rdquo;
				During September, the district will &ldquo;continually review and consider recommendations made by the entities responsible for our guidance.&rdquo; The guidance, coupled with data about infections in the county, will be used in deciding whether the district can switch to a hybrid model in October, and eventually to traditional in-person learning for all students.
				The move to all remote does not affect students who have already opted for the district&rsquo;s cyber academy arranged this summer through online learning company Edmentum. &ldquo;Families that are enrolled in the cyber academy are still enrolled in the cyber academy,&rdquo; Mehalick said.
				He promised additional information about how the full-remote system will work in coming days.
				Hazleton Area School District opted to start with a full-remote system at least for the first few weeks. Wyoming Valley West had announced plans for a hybrid system, but at a Tuesday virtual board meeting Superintendent Dave Tosh announced new data on COVID-19 infections coupled with the new state guidance prompted the re-opening committee to recommend going full-remote to at least Oct. 9.
				Crestwood&rsquo;s switch comes on the heels of a discovery Monday that a contracted worker at the secondary center tested positive for COVID-19.

Crestwood joins growing rank of local districts starting all-remote