This is an excerpt from a larger article that will appear in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read more about South Butler's modified plan for school next year.Students in the South Butler County School District will find a new way of attending classes in the fall if a plan approved Wednesday by the school board sticks.To negate the possible effects of the coronavirus pandemic at the start of school, students would be divided into two groups.The first group would attend classes in their school buildings on Monday and Tuesday. The other group would attend Thursday and Friday, while the school would be deep cleaned on Wednesdays and Saturdays.Unnecessary items and obstructions in the classrooms would be minimized to allow for desk spacing, and large-group spaces like the cafeteria, LGI, libraries, foyers and other roomy areas would be used to maintain social distancing between students and staff.Students would have online instruction on the three days they are not in class.Parents who do not feel comfortable sending their children to school will have the option to pursue at-home learning all five days per week.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that will appear in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read more about South Butler's modified plan for school next year.