After a month of empty hallways, Kewaunee High School Principal Mike Bennett was happy to see students back in the classroom this week. The high school had been in remote learning since the middle of September when there were a number of active cases and quarantined staff and students in the school. When the numbers started to spike at the beginning of October, Kewaunee School District held off on in-person learning for another two weeks and some additional cases in the high school pushed it back another two weeks. On Monday, high school students were able to return to the building at two-thirds capacity. The student body was divided into three different cohorts and will cycle through the building on a three-week schedule. Bennett says he is confident with things progressing in a positive direction.

Bennett says a number of students opted to stay at home following the last several weeks of remote learning. He applauded the teachers, students, and staff for adjusting to make in-person learning possible. It leaves Gibraltar as the only school district to not have in-person learning currently. That could change as the Gibraltar School Board has a second special meeting scheduled for Monday to discuss how to safely reopen the school while letting some families continue to learn remotely.