Philly schools to go virtual Friday as winter storm nears region

Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.

This week, more than 100 district schools were virtual because of staffing shortages during the omicron surge. Next week, just eight are on the list.

About a third of Philadelphia’s public schools started the new year virtually, a last-minute shift that caught some parents by surprise.