RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Public Schools experienced an “expected, higher-than-normal” number of absent teachers Monday, according to a spokesperson for the district.
The day was originally planned to be a holiday but was reinstated as an instructional day after winter weather in January closed schools for a week. RPS attributes the calendar change to the absences.
RPS staff covered some of the absences, according to the spokesperson. Superintendent Jason Kamras stepped in to cover an eighth-grade algebra class at Albert Hill Middle School…