Cheney schools to reopen further after break

CHENEY — Local elementary schools will become a bit fuller when classes resume after spring break.

At the school board’s March 16 meeting, directors heard the district’s plans for returning 4th and 5th graders to full-time, in-person instruction, beginning Monday, April 12. Students have been in a hybrid model since Jan. 25, engaged in staggered, in-person instruction a couple days a week and distance learning the rest of the time.

“With about 10 weeks left in school when we come back from spring break, we’re planning on bringing them all back in person,” district Teaching and Learning Directo...