Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a “decentralized” approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each school to put in place its own plan. “Our schools are finalizing their proposed policies and procedures for the fall,” Warren said at Big Ten football media days at Lucas…
While the COVID-19 vaccination rate in Mississippi lags, many individuals and organizations are again taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. The Mississippi Department of Health released a statement July 16 recommending all students, teachers and employees in a K-12 setting who are eligible to receive the…
ST. JOSEPH — Last July, school plans were in flux, constantly changing as new COVID-19 data came in. Knowing how schools would operate simply wasn’t possible. This year, St. Joseph-Ogden Superintendent Brian Brooks is glad to have clearer guidance and one assurance: that school will be back in person full…
This story was produced in partnership with Block Club Chicago, an independent, journalist-run newsroom that covers stories in Chicago’s neighborhoods. At Hyde Park Academy on the South Side, the school’s governing council voted to keep one campus police officer and replace another with a dean in charge of culture and…
Arkansas Governor’s School goes remote because of COVID outbreak. But regular school should be fine, right? – Arkansas Times Arkansas Governor’s School, the four-week program at Arkansas Tech for bright high school students, announced Friday that it was going remote for the remainder of the session, which ends Aug. 1,…
We are in a global pandemic. COVID-19 is surging and spreading. Hospitalizations are again on the rise, despite the fact that we have a vaccine and we know how to slow the spread. If you are a healthy adult and are refusing to get vaccinated, you are the problem. Meanwhile,…
MARIETTA, Ga. — A metro Atlanta school district was the first in the country to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the coronavirus in schools. Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Chris Jose was in Marietta Friday, where CDC researchers looked at how schools operated…
According to the guidelines, all schools in the district will: Be mask optional. Continue to implement and encourage simple but effective mitigation strategies: handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, wiping down high touch surfaces, etc. Continue to contact trace and notify close contacts. Publicly post and share a COVID-19 weekly report…
Children’s camps in multiple states have all experienced COVID outbreaks. In some of the states the outbreak started at camp and then spread when the children returned home. Many experts are worried that it’s a sign of things to come when children go back to school. Summer camps across central…
With a new school year a little over a month away, school districts across the region have been adopting safety plans. No masking required. Vaccinations encouraged but not mandatory. Social distancing and hygiene protocol to be observed. But, and this is a big “but,” any new mandates coming from higher…
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