Columbus schools chief to address remote learning

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Top officials with Columbus City Schools are scheduled to respond to a request from the teachers’ union to move to remote learning.

Superintendent Dr. Talisa Dixon and district medical consultant Dr. Sara Bode have set a media briefing at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. You can watch it in the player above.

Columbus schools have been using in-person learning, but since the end of winter break, a handful of buildings have switched to remote learning because of staffing shortages related to COVID-19 infections.

This week, a group of teachers requested that the entire district move to remote learning for two weeks.

“It’s basically calling for a two-week pause period,” Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio said.

The teachers union, which represents over 4,200 educators in the district, submitted its request through a public letter signed by over 2,800 members.