Lee County School Board discusses COVID-19 protocols

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Credit: WINK News

The School District of Lee County says there have been 6,000 coronavirus incidents since the start of school year.

The Lee County School Board held a workshop Tuesday to address the COVID-19 surge within schools, acknowledging concerns from parents and teachers.

The District says there’s a large number of staff taking absences, which is becoming a problem. Schools are forced to double up classes to fill in the gaps, to keep schools running. There’s also the question about whether it makes sense to close schools experiencing a lot of COVID-19 incidents.

According to the District’s terminology, a COVID-19 incident could include someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, as well as someone in quarantine after contact.

During the workshop, Interim Superintendent Ken Savage said it would be more effective to close classrooms individually rather than entire schools.

The issue has the District and the school board overwhelmed.

“I think we all need to be thinking very carefully about how realistic is following the rules and the law when people are getting sick and dying,” board member Mary Fischer said.

The interim superintendent is holding a Facebook LIVE at noon Wednesday to address questions. You can watch it here.

The District also put a new flowchart on its website Tuesday. It walks you through its COVID-19 protocols.

https://winknews.com/wp-content/uploads/flowchart-LCSD-for-covid.pdf

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