The Muscogee County School District is planning for what the superintendent calls a full return to campuses for in-person classes next school year, though there could be some exceptions.

Superintendent David Lewis made the announcement during Monday night’s school board meeting. The decision is based on advice from the Columbus medical experts who have been advising him during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.

“They concur that we should plan to return in the fall, at this point, for full in-person with minimal virtual,” he told the board. “We’re going to have some restricted provisions for virtual (classes) for some students who may be medically fragile or have situations that may dictate that they need virtual. But, by and large, we expect a full in-person return in the fall, so people can plan accordingly.”