The Kern High School District will begin the 2020-2021 school year using a distance learning model.
In a 3-2 vote the board of trustees approved opening the fall semester utilizing distance learning and incrementally moving to a cohort model when it's safe for students to return to school. Trustees J. Bryan Batey and Joey O'Connell opposed the motion.
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