It’s official: Lake Elsinore Unified students will continue learning in a virtual format following winter break.The district’s board of trustees approved an updated reopening strategy Dec. 17, extending distance learning into the new year and adjusting the start of the spring semester for elementary students. “In order to facilitate a smoother academic transition for all elementary students,” the spring semester for grades TK-5 will begin Wednesday, Feb. 17, rather than Tuesday, Jan. 12, the first day of school after winter break, according to a district announcement.Distance learning under existing teacher and student assignments will continue unchanged for elementary students during the nearly one-month window, the district said, and parents will receive spring semester c
