Mt. Pulaski High School students will not be returning to class for a few weeks but when they do, their Principal is very excited about the new year.

Despite the pandemic that has put communities into high gear to plan for the resumption of education, kids in many central Illinois communities will or are back in their buildings for in-person learning. Mt. Pulaski High School principal Terry Morgan on the WHOW Morning Show Monday told Regional Radio News it will be nice to have kids back after six months away.

Mt. Pulaski students will spend the first half of the day in class with teachers and peers and then return home for the afternoon to participate in remote learning. Morgan indicates this is a pretty standard plan but they are breaking their days up into essentially a block schedule.

According to Morgan, he does not anticipate too many problems with his students in regard to social distancing and masking. He believes they have a good group of students and they will follow the guidance because they want the school to be in session.

While Morgan's children are grown and out of the K-12 system, he indicates if they were still coming to school, he would send them back. He expressed his confidence in their plan and the work everyone in Mt. Pulaski put in to come up with a good plan.

As school districts flip to remote learning, Morgan says the limited class sizes along with a newly renovated and bigger building, can make social distancing work. He also believes the half-day plan with an afternoon remote learning component will help them remain in-person.