PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois school district has extended students’ winter break by one week to give administrators time to prepare for in-person learning as the omicron variant fuels a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Peoria Public Schools said Sunday in a Facebook post that students’ winter break would be extended through the week of Jan. 3, but all students would return for classes on Jan. 10.

The Journal Star reports that the district will make up those days at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. All scheduled high school athletics events will be held this week, but middle school athletics and activities have been canceled for the week.