With coronavirus cases on the rise, more schools across the Valley are beginning to transition to all-remote learning. Poland Local Schools will start remotely Tuesday after more than 200 students and staff are in quarantine.

"We have to quarantine staff because of illness, cases and because of being a contact," said Mahoning County Superintendent, Traci Hostetler. "That's really a deciding factor."

Speaking for Mahoning County schools, Hostetler says the concern isn't with a rise of cases but an increase of staff and students quarantining because of contact tracing.

"Is it more advantageous of us to consider going remote so we have healthy staff that could teach," Hostetler said. 

Staffing issues are the same reason Howland Middle and High School going remote for the time being. Superintendent Kevin Spicher told 21 News the few cases aren't the issue but instead, it's the teachers and students who have to quarantine.

In Trumbull County, there's been 93 cases in schools with 33 happening this past week.

Newton Falls is going remote with a handful of cases until the start of December just to be safe.

Greenville Elementary is also going remote for a week because of 2 positive cases and more staff and students needing to quarantine out of caution. 

"There is no magic trigger and no formula," Hostetler said. "We are all just trying to balance if and when we make that call based on the number of contacts."

The districts 21 News spoke with today say they want to go back to in-person learning for the quality eduction their students deserve and says they hope remote learning is temporary.