Some Long Island schools are planning for students to head back to classes on Monday despite the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Long Island's COVID-19 positivity rate has reached 22.69%, up from 12.13% a week before.

Despite this, some school districts, like Manhasset, are sticking with their plan to have children continue to learn in-person after winter break.

As a precaution, the school handed out around 3,000 at-home test kits to families on Sunday.

The district encourages parents to test their children before returning to school, but say a negative test is not required.

Other Long Island school districts, like Freeport Public Schools, will be holding remote learning for the week due to an uptick in cases.