Dear Xavier Community,

As we enter our third school year dealing with COVID, one thing Richard and I have learned is that COVID is unpredictable and ever-changing. While our primary responsibility is to educate your children, we have always done so with the health and well-being of the entire Xavier community in mind. COVID, like nothing before, has and continues to influence many decisions we make as a school, and in some instances, requires a mid-course change.

With additional information gathered over the past two days, including pleadings from the CEOs of the major...

We know how scary this time is for so many members of our community. As such, we will continue to meet each student where they and their families are/based on individual comfort levels. Our students are currently taking advantage of smaller, pod-style learning groups (which are similar to our typical learning environments) when on campus and we are continuing to offer hybrid (a combination of in person and online) and online/virtual only options for families who are more comfortable with this set up. For our students who are learning virtually, we are still ensuring that they are actively...