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Hart District Provides Update On Start Of Spring Semester

Officials with the William S. Hart Union High School District sent an update to families Friday for the upcoming spring semester, which includes in-person instruction for small cohorts of students and a temporary halt on all in-person athletic conditioning.

Mike Kuhlman, superintendent for the Hart District, sent out an email Friday afternoon to families within the district outlining what the start of the spring semester will look like.

“As you are all aware, we are in the midst of a surge in COVID transmissions throughout the Southern California community,” Kuhlman wrote. “We’ve been monitoring this situation closely over the holiday break to ensure that we adhere closely to the requirements of State and County health orders.”

Kuhlman confirmed that starting on Monday, district officials will provide support to small cohorts of students throughout the district.

“It’s worth noting that this course of action is consistent with the plans for our four feeder Districts who are all scheduled to continue in-person with their neediest students,” Kuhlman wrote. 

The superintendent also announced that district officials have decided to temporarily halt all in-person athletic conditioning as recommended by Dr. Barbara Ferrer Dr. Robert Gilchick of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

“I understand the pressure our public health officials are under in their efforts to keep people safe,” Kuhlman said. “Having said that, I would have preferred if this recommendation could have been shared with us earlier than the last day of winter break.”

District officials came to this decision following a teleconference with Gilchick on Thursday, which Kuhlman and over 80 other superintendents across the county participated in.

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“Dr. Gilchick shared that they are recommending that districts take action to limit in-person activity on campus to those students who need specialized support,” Kuhlman wrote. “Examples would include Special Education students, homeless/foster students and English Learners.” 

With reported cases of COVID-19 increasing across the county, Hart District officials have allowed “increased flexibility” for their staff to work from home when possible.

“This accommodation was not made because we believe it is inherently unsafe to step foot onto our sites, but rather as an added measure to increase social distancing and to reduce the total number of people personally interacting on a daily basis,” Kuhlman wrote.

The Hart District’s Governing Board is scheduled to have a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to allow board members to “consider the question of whether additional temporary restrictions to in-person instruction are called for.”

“This will provide time for the Governing Board to carefully monitor conditions on our campuses and in our community and make appropriate decisions based upon that information,” Kuhlman wrote.

Kuhlman concluded his email by asking families to continue wearing facial coverings, maintaining social distancing, and washing their hands frequently.

“Doing so will help us dampen this surge and hasten our ability to return to school safely with students in classrooms,” Kuhlman wrote.


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