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WEST UNION -- Area school districts are continuing to adapt to COVID-19 and are working to vaccinate teachers.
In Pleasants County, remote learning days were moved to Fridays to allocate time for teachers and staff to receive their shots.
Students will attend in person Monday through Thursday and will have remote learning on Friday.
Jackson County is labeled red on Gov. Jim Justice's map so high school students began remote learning this week.
"When there is a change of the WVDHHR map changing the status of in-person instruction at the high school level, an announcement will be made through our calling system, website and social media outlets," Jackson County Schools said.
Elementary and middle school students will continue with in-person learning.
According to the Ritchie County spring 2021 reentry plan, elementary and middle schools will attend in-person with the high school dependent on the color of the county for the week, in accordance with Justice's guidelines.
Students attend in-person four days a week except for Wednesdays which are designated for remote learning.
A special resource for online support for parents and students in Ritchie County is available by calling 304-643-2991 ext. 308 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Kelli Whytsell, superintendent of Calhoun County Schools, said the county has been very fortunate with being able to keep kids in school. So far, about 60 teachers have received their vaccines and 20 more will get their shots this week.
"We are very diligent on our contact tracing. Our nurse Trudy Anderson stays on top of anybody who is sick or who goes home. She has done an amazing job," Whytsell said.
Last week, Spencer Middle School had to close in-person classes due to lack of staffing.
"After a number of staff at Spencer Middle tested for COVID-19 before students returned and have now been confirmed positive, and others have been subject to precautionary quarantines as a result of family and other contacts, we will not have sufficient staffing to safely supervise students at SMS for the remainder of this week," Roane County Schools said.
Students did remote learning Thursday and Friday.
Superintendent Richard Duncan said Roane County is waiting for vaccine doses to come in so teachers can get their shots.
On Feb. 15, all Doddridge County students will return to the classroom to ensure all teachers have the time to receive both doses of the vaccine.
"We have run into a vaccine shortage, not all the teachers who wanted it have received the first dosage yet," Superintendent Adam Cheeseman said.
After meeting with teachers and administration, Cheeseman said it was decided that elementary school students would attend four days a week and the middle school would do blended learning.
"We've got some really smart teachers and smart people," he said. "We want the kids back and we want to do it safely. We're just glad to have them back, we've missed them."
Candice Black can be reached at cblack@newsandsentinel.com.