Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at the Escanaba Jr. High School are joining the Sr. High School students online today for the next three weeks of remote learning. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration moved all high schools in the state online in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

 

Although the Jr. High students were not required to go virtual, Escanaba School Superintendent Coby Fletcher says the school board felt it made sense because the 6-12 students are all in the same building.

 

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