Santa Ana public school students won’t be returning to class during the current curricular year. The Santa Ana Unified School District’s (SAUSD) board voted March 23 to keep schools closed for in-person instruction for the remainder of the school year. Board members opted not to vote on creating a hybrid class schedule, following a presentation that stated it was safer to stick with remote learning. “Considering the options for our students and families, and the instructional and social emotional benefits, we will not be entering into a hybrid approach to instruction and will stay the course with remaining in distance learning which will allow our students to receive instruction from their teachers, and have regular interaction with their peers, five days a week,” Lorraine Perez, deputy superintendent of education services, said during the meeting. Perez said that the district was providing the “highest quality learning experiences given our current circumstances.” Board member Valerie Amezcua questioned the decision, …