BIGGS, CA (MPG) – On March 3^rd, Biggs Unified School District Superintendent Doug Kaelin announced the re-opening of all BUSD schools and a return to full time in-person instruction by next week, March 15^th.

Biggs Unified School District has been very diligent in adhering to Butte County Department of Public Health and Board of Education guidelines and has taken a cautious approach to re-opening classrooms. BUSD has slowly been bringing back various grades of instruction since it reopened, using hybrid schedules of distance learning and classroom instruction. Biggs Elementary is the last of the schools to complete the move to full-time in-person instruction.

Superintendent Kaelin says in a written notice to the public, families and students, “Although it is very exciting to think about students being on campus full-time, it also comes with a caution that we need to be very deliberate about returning students to full-time in-person learning. Your child’s safety remains the primary objective of the Biggs Board of Trustee’s and Administrations of Biggs Unified School District. The number one priority for me is returning everyone to school safely so that we do not have to close again. I know that school closure can happen, but I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that there will be very little disruption to the school day once we get going!”

He continues, “The district will provide transportation, but we encourage as many families as possible to bring students to school. Students from the same families may sit together, while others will need to be separated. All students will be temperature checked before being allowed on the bus and will be required to wear face coverings.”

As of next week, Biggs Unified School District will join the ranks of the few districts in California that are open for in-person instruction. Students may finally feel a sense of normalcy as they return to their pre-COVID education schedules.