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Boston Reverts Back To Fully Remote Learning, Citing Rising Virus Rates
Resume![The Nubian Square headquarters of Boston Public Schools. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/0715_architecture-boston14-1000x666.jpg)
Boston Public Schools will return to fully remote learning Thursday, due to an uptick in the city's coronavirus cases.
The citywide seven-day average had increased to 5.7% this week, up from 4.5% last week.
Students with the highest needs will be able to return to in-person learning after infection rates fall below 5% for two consecutive weeks, according to a city press release, gradually followed by other groups when that number reaches 4%.
Boston Public Schools started the school year remotely on Sept. 21, and was in the process of phasing students into classrooms.
This segment aired on October 22, 2020.