Shasta County schools plan to remain close after spring break, graduation & prom plans put on hold

Many students look forward to big school activities like prom and graduation.

County schools are considering staying closed for the rest of the semester -- and it has some seniors especially devastated.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in redding... and explains... what this all means for the highly anticipated rites of passage -- like prom and graduation.

Students i spoke with say they don't want to be at home.

They want to be at school with their friends and in a classroom.

But that might not happen for the rest of the school year.

School events like prom, graduation... and spring plays are put on hold till further notice i spoke with superintendent victor hopper with the anderson union high school district.

He told me and while this is disappointing.

The safety of students and staff come first.

I feel the pain, as a father of a senior this year who was looking forward to her prom and graduation, the reality is that we have a pandemic on our hands and we have to do our part to lower that curve./ wanting something to do something for my school, i wanna get my grades, i wanna have a good opportunity for a good future.

With the whole school shut down, we cant get our grades up, everything is postponed.

# right now school districts in shasta county are prepping to do everything online... or with written packets for the rest of the semester once spring break ends.

Live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.

The shasta county office of education says: that face-to-face teaching might not happen for the rest of the year.