After being without students since the start of the school year, Danville High School is now hosting in-person classes for a small group of students.
The school’s Career and Technical Education division has restarted in-person industrial arts classes for about 50 students. Classes began on Wednesday, February 17th and have been ongoing since that time.
Assistant Principal Jacob Bretz says that the CTE students have safety equipment to wear to make sure COVID-19 is not being spread during classes. The equipment includes a bionic face shield, work gloves and neck gaiters for protection. So far, he says there haven’t been any problems with regard to social distancing, which is still being maintained as closely as possible in classes.
Welding instructor Joe Wernert explained during a class on Wednesday morning that students were just learning more welding skills after a long time of virtual learning. He says during the remote learning period, students studied aspects of welding online during classes.
Approximately 500 Danville High School students are expected to return for in-person learning in mid-March as the school opens up for more classes. Freshmen will start on March 16th and sophomores, juniors and seniors one week later. Social distancing measures are being maintained in all classes and hallways, with limited classroom space.
There are still about 1,000 DHS students who have chosen to continue to learn remotely through the end of the school year. The school is also open for extra-curricular events, including show choir (below).
