MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Over 400 families are finding out where their children will finish the school year now that Groff Elementary in Moses Lake is shut down.
The school district said it is now safe for students to return to the school because of electrical issues, but there is a plan to keep students learning in person.
“It’s important for them to have that connection with their classmates as well as their instructor,” said Ryan Shannon, public information officer for MLSD.
The district says its staff have been working constantly to figure out a plan, but finding space for 400 extra students is challenging.
Returning to in-person learning has been the district’s goal since Groff was shut down due to issues with the electric system.
“Safety is the top priority for us, for our students as well as our staff,” Shannon said. “The district needed to make this decision in order to keep everybody safe and to have time to go in and remedy the facility and its issues as effectively as we can.”
In an email to parents, the district broke down how each grade would be separated and sent to different schools in the district.
Kindergarteners and second graders go to Lakeview Terrace, first grade and life skills students will go to Garden Heights, third graders will go to Longview and fourth and fifth graders will go to a building on Vanguard Academy’s campus.
Groff students will also have the same teacher. The PE and music teachers from Groff will stay with the students as well.
In order to get each student to the right school, the district will use Groff as a transportation hub. Parents will drop students off there and a bus will take them to their new school.
The new system is expected to start on March 17.
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