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Bristol High School Closed Friday Due To Staffing Shortage

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Tom Sofield
The sign outside Bristol Borough High School in June 2020.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Bristol Borough High School students were learning from home due to a staffing shortage.

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Dr. Thomas Shaffer, the interim superintendent, confirmed to LevittownNow.com teachers calling out ill for Friday and a lack of available substitutes led to the switch to virtual learning for the day at the high school.

The district’s elementary school operated with in-person classes on Friday.

The high school is expected to reopen next Wednesday. Borough schools are closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Tuesday is an in-service day.

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School districts across the area and country have been dealing with staffing issues due to the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases.

Due to the switch to virtual learning in the early months of the pandemic, school districts have been prepared to quickly shift to virtual learning when needed.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.