Barrington High will have full in-person learning starting Monday

Editor's note: This story was updated 1/23 to say that it's seniors who can go in for a full day.

Barrington High School seniors who want to attend school in person will be able to so for the full day, five days a week, starting Monday.

Barrington Area Unit District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris made the announcement Friday.

The district had started classes Jan. 19 with a hybrid model, meaning a combination of in-person and virtual learning. Students also have a choice to remain in all-remote learning.

The change at the high school comes after a "significant" number of students recently shifted their selection from in-person to distance learning, Harris said.

District officials didn't immediately say why that was.

At Barrington High, currently 53.7% of students are in remote learning and 46.3% are learning in hybrid mode. The high school has 2,879 students.

"As long as we continue wearing our masks, washing our hands, and watching our distance, I am confident that the second half of this school year will look much different than the last few months," Harris said. "We are constantly considering opportunities for students to be in our buildings more often."