Students at local schools will not be going back to classrooms anytime soon. The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education reported in open session today, that Morongo Unified School District will remain on the Distance Learning/ Independent Study model for the remainder of the 2020/2021 school year concluding in June 2021. Due to ever-changing state restrictions, the district will to remain on its current model for the safety and well being of its students, teachers and staff. The District said they recognize this will pose continued challenges for many families. A district press release said, “The board and districts decision is based on local data related to safety, and the second surge of the coronavirus that is currently impacting our county, our cities, and our school district significantly.”
