TERRE HAUTE, Ind —After it was announced Thursday afternoon that students would not be returning to Indiana class rooms the Vigo County School Corporation issued a statement.

Remote learning is set to begin next week. Even though students will not be returning to the class room they will still need to complete another 20 days of learning for a total of 160.

The Vigo County School Corporation statement from Superintendent Dr. Rob Haworth is below:

Like many Hoosiers, the Vigo County School Corporation learned this afternoon that the state of Indiana is moving all instruction for the 2019-20 school year to remote learning.

We are prepared to start remote learning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays next week, and we will release a remote learning plan for the rest of the school year in the coming days. Teachers will be contacting students on or before Monday, April 6.

Our entire school corporation feels for the high school senior that has walked into our classroom for the last time, our families who will seek to balance all that COVID-19 has thrown their way with navigating remote learning for the first time, and our teachers and staff who desperately miss interacting with our children.

However, we recognize the lifesaving potential of staying home at this time, and we will continue to do all we can to fight the spread of coronavirus and find ways to prevent our loved ones from contracting COVID-19.