COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Schools has canceled all classes on Friday due to what a district spokesperson says is a high number of transportation absences.
This comes at the end of a week of remote learning for many schools in the district in response to a staffing shortage. Prior to the cancellation on Friday, CCS had announced 27 schools would be learning remotely.
Three schools were planned to transition back to in-person learning on Friday but will not do so.
The cancellation means there will be no remote learning or in-person classes and all athletic and extracurricular activities are also canceled, according to the district spokesperson.
Though other central Ohio districts have struggled with a shortage of bus drivers, Columbus City Schools marks the first to completely cancel classes.
Westerville City Schools has continuously adjusted its schedule to accommodate the transportation shortage, often placing its high schools and middle schools on early release.
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