[ad_1] The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it will provide medical masks to all students as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In a press release, the board said trustees approved a motion during Wednesday’s meeting to purchase level 3 medical grade masks for TDSB students. The board said one medical mask will be made available […]
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[ad_1] A recent public pressure campaign on local elected officials questioning the fairness of forcing young children to wear masks in school while adults have to follow more lenient rules appears to have worked. Pitkin County officials this week called a special meeting of the Board of Health for Feb. 10 specifically to discuss the […]
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[ad_1] Nearly a week after a student representative of the Loudoun County School Board was driven to tears by jeers from the audience as she thanked board members for maintaining a mask mandate in LCPS classrooms, the teen is receiving support from the community. On Jan. 25, the senior at Park View High School applauded […]
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[ad_1] Springfield school administrators asked for a temporary mask mandate but a majority of the school board said no. The board voted 4-3 Friday to reject a proposed public health order to temporarily reinstate a mask mandate for students, employees and visitors through Feb. 18. Board president Alina Lehnert, board vice president Denise Fredrick, and […]
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[ad_1] One issue has dominated school board meetings around the country for months — the coronavirus. Districts have seen heated arguments over whether students should be wearing masks, among other issues related to the pandemic. Several questions at a Columbia Board of Education candidate forum Thursday night focused on COVID-19. Will candidates’ views on masks […]
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[ad_1] VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – During a Virginia Beach School Board work session Tuesday, administration leaders gave a presentation with the latest COVID-19 data. According to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), community transmission in the city is high, with a 36.1 percent positivity rate over the last seven days. Board members plan on discussed […]
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[ad_1] Elmbrook School District employees who ran out of sick days will have a reprieve thanks to a recent Elmbrook School Board decision. The Elmbrook School Board voted Jan. 18 to allow its employees up to 10 days of sick leave for COVID-19 related absences, to be retroactive to the start of the school year. Qualifying […]
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[ad_1] The North Allegheny school board will meet in-person tonight, just days after a federal judge ordered it to require masking on district property. While the meeting will be streamed online, public comment will only be allowed in-person. That marks a departure from recent policy: For nearly eight months, the board had allowed public comment […]
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[ad_1] Published: 1/16/2022 4:27:47 PM Modified: 1/16/2022 4:26:43 PM ERVING — In response to a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the region, the Board of Health has enacted a townwide mask mandate for all indoor places where the public is invited. “The COVID cases have increased,” said Betsy Sicard, clerk to the Board […]
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