Kamaile Academy’s principal informed parents of the move in a letter sent Monday.

The new requirement applies to all unvaccinated school personnel, including salaried employees, substitutes and volunteers.

The virtual program called Pineapple Academy includes students from the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua complex area.

Education officials also want to fund and implement a three-year study to track middle schoolers to see if these strategies stick.

Gov. David Ige’s new pandemic emergency proclamation will cover tens of thousands of state and county employees.

UPDATED. The announcement comes as Hawaii logged 346 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 43,962.

The state’s top health official acknowledged concerns about a new COVID-19 surge but said the benefits of in-person learning exceed the risk.

The new academic year begins Tuesday amid a concerted effort to vaccinate more students and their families via school-based clinics.

Priority areas include in-person attendance, social and emotional well-being as well as staff well-being and the safe return to campuses.